A study by the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR), published on Thursday 15 July, shows that the delay in the programming of European structural funds has never been so marked compared to the two previous Multiannual Financial Frameworks.
“The fate of the film ‘Groundhog Day’ seems to hang over the new programming period for the cohesion funds”, the organisation comments ironically in its study. The same pattern of delay that marked the start of the previous...