Islam Terceira, 05/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - On 24 May, the college of European commissioners took a decision that the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) says will be negative for both cohesion policy and the budget - the European Commission having decided to set up a new fund for transport, energy and telecoms infrastructure post-2013.
The fund would be sector-specific and not be covered by cohesion policy. “The creation of an instrument of a sectoral nature would...