MEPs from the Committee on ‘Regional Development’ (REGI) lowered the classification level from national to regional for future regulations related to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) 2021-2027 when they voted on the text presented by Andrea Cozzolino (S&D, Italy), which was adopted by a solid majority (28 votes to 3, with 3 abstentions) on Thursday 14 February while the plenary session was taking place in Strasbourg.
“I am overall very...