“Using cohesion policy to react to a crisis risks distancing it from its main strategic objective”. A warning that has been repeated many times(see EUROPE B13068A5), but which now comes from the European Court of Auditors.
In a report published on Thursday 2 February, the auditors questioned whether cohesion policy is the right tool to respond to crises. After the analysis of the CRII, CRII+ and REACT-EU instruments introduced in response to the health crisis, the question remains...