Brussels, 16/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - Just as France has been hit by a downgrading of its credit rating by Standard & Poor's, European Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn has chosen to play the investment policy card to defend cohesion mechanisms. On Monday 16 January, he addressed the French ministers with responsibility for agriculture and fisheries, overseas departments and regions, and the budget. He highlighted the role cohesion policy can play in recovery from the crisis - an...