On Tuesday 28 March, Jyrki Katainen, the vice-president of the European Commission with overarching responsibility for economic issues, laid out his vision of the cohesion policy post-2020, at a conference hosted by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR). This vision might not be entirely to the liking of the regions.
“We must recognise the truth: I would be extremely surprised if the next budget (of the EU) would be bigger than the current one”, the commissioner...