Brussels, 21/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 March at the EP regional development committee, the commissioner responsible for the environment, Connie Hedegaard, stated that “cohesion policy is the ideal tool for boosting growth and supporting the transition to a low carbon economy”. Not all MEPs, however, concur.
During a hearing, the commissioner insisted that cohesion policy invest in projects with added environmental value and that there be a high level of European guidance...