Brussels, 27/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - It will be necessary to take measures to improve the take-up rate of structural and cohesion funds granted to member states and regions. This was the clear signal given by the European Parliament to the Commission on Tuesday 27 September, when it adopted the report by Michael Theurer (ALDE, Germany) on lessons to be learned with a view to a future EU cohesion policy (accounting for nearly one quarter of the EU budget). According to the latest estimates,...