Brussels, 19/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - The regional development committee at the European Parliament is closely following preparations by member states for the new cohesion policy programming period (2014-2020). On 18 December, they adopted a draft non-legislative resolution recommending that the Commission provide assistance to countries that have fallen behind with their preparations, given that the reform has just been adopted and will be applied as of 1 January. MEPs affirmed that EU12...