Brussels, 18/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly made eight proposals to the European Commission on Monday 18 May to help it ensure that the €350 billion European structural and investment funds for 2014-2020 do not support member state cohesion programmes that breach fundamental rights.
Cohesion policy aims to create jobs, reduce poverty and tackle social exclusion, particularly in the EU's rural and disadvantaged areas. While member states are primarily...