In an own initiative report adopted by a crushing majority (34 votes in favour, one against with one abstention) on Thursday 23 November, MEPs from the regional development (REGI) committee said it was important to strengthen the participation of local and regional authorities, as well as of private and public actors, as part of the multilevel governance of macroregional strategies.
"Post-2020 cohesion policy will have to address the new challenges with which Europe is already confronted",...