27/04/2017 (Agence Europe) – In a press release on Thursday 27 April, the president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Markku Markkula, hailed the conclusions adopted by the General Affairs Council on cohesion policy (see EUROPE 11774). In his eyes, the conclusions send a positive signal from the member states, which recognise the importance of cohesion policy as part of the post-2020 European budget. At its next plenary session on 11-12 May, the CoR will adopt a much-awaited...