In a reflection paper published in October, the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) envisaged possible futures for post-2027 cohesion policy, ranging from the most utopian to the most dystopian.
Indeed, while cohesion funds have been regularly solicited in order to deal with a succession of crises, voices—including that of the CPMR—have been raised to defend the long-term objectives and nature of cohesion policy. Drawing inspiration from the titles of popular films, [the...