On Monday 16 March, the chair and coordinators of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets welcomed the European Commission's announcements regarding EU aid to combat coronavirus, but deplored the simple “re-use” of existing funds in the field of cohesion policy (see EUROPE B12446A2).
On Friday 13 March, the Commission proposed a €37 billion ‘Coronavirus Investment Initiative’.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is an exceptional and global challenge for all of us, and puts our health...