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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10666

31 July 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions
Red tape may be slashed by a fifth in 2014

Brussels, 30/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - Red tape for the structural funds may be slashed by 20% in 2014, explains DG Régio. The changes are set out in draft legislation to reform the EU's cohesion policy for 2014-2020, which could cut the administrative burden by 20% for the cohesion fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) compared with the current set-up. The Commission's planned simplifications focus on sending documents online, harmonised rules and simplified eligibility...