Brussels, 27/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Socialists and progressives at the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions have set out their views on cohesion policy. In a ten-point programme, their manifesto for the upcoming negotiations at EU level is set out for the updating of cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 programming period. They argue for strong cohesion without macroeconomic strings attached.
Hannes Swoboda of Austria, leader of the S&D Group at the European Parliament, said...