The members of the European Parliament committee on regional development have expressed concern about budget cuts foreseen in cohesion policy beyond 2020, but also about the new budgetary breakdown between funds and between member states. They were addressing an extraordinary session attended by the relevant commissioner, Corina Cretu, on Thursday 31 May (see EUROPE 12029).
Jan Olbrycht (EPP, Poland) was the most critical. He knocked the announcements made by the budget commissioner,...