SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) cohesion

OECD confirms increasing gap between regions since crisis

Brussels, 07/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - The OECD has revealed that the economic crisis has broken the dynamic convergence of the regions in 34 member states. This was illustrated in the OECD regional outlook 2014 and two other public investment and well-being reports in the regions, presented as part of the Open Days event in Brussels on Monday 6 October.

Increasing divide. In more than half of OECD countries, income disparities have increased between regions since 2008, according to the...