Brussels, 15/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels, the centre of gravity in regional policy has shifted eastwards and become more feminine. Political horse-trading has seen Corina Cretu of Romania designated as regional policy commissioner and Bulgarian Iskra Mihaylova as the chair of the European Parliament's regional development committee.
Both come from countries which take a lot of structural funding but which are not always the best at absorbing them (52.9% for Bulgaria and 37.6% for...