The new proposals of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU within the framework of the “negotiation box” on the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, which provide for significant budget cuts in almost all European programmes and funds, are of the utmost concern to the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), as indicated in an analysis published on Tuesday 3 December.
Overall, the CPMR regrets the Finnish proposal to reduce the European budget to 1.07% of...