Brussels, 29/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has notched up a string of successes in the partnership agreements it signed with six member states on Wednesday 29 October. Belgium, Malta, Italy, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Luxembourg now have their European structural fund investment strategies for 2014-2020. The Commission is still involved in negotiations on the partnership agreements with Slovenia, Croatia, Spain and Ireland.
The signing of these agreements should be imminent: over the next few days, new agreements are expected to be signed, explained one European source. Concluding these final agreements would enable the Commissioner for Regional Development to succeed in his mission, before handing over the keys to the house to his successor, Commissioner Corina Cretu.
Italy is now linked to the European Commission in strategic investments of €32.2 billion, the United Kingdom (€11.8 billion), Sweden (€2.1 billion), Belgium (€2.28 billion) and Luxembourg (€101 million). (MD)