For the new cohesion policy, the European Commission is considering not earmarking a portion of the budget at the start of the programming period, thus building in some wiggle room in the event of unforeseen needs, a source consulted on Monday 7 November has said.
Two of the main complaints against cohesion policy are the slowness of implementation and results (see EUROPE 11549) and its lack of flexibility, even though the Commission has brought in some peripheral changes in the programming...