The EU’s cohesion budget after 2027 should be increased to reflect the major needs and challenges within the EU, according to the report published on Tuesday 20 February by the high-level group of specialists on the future of cohesion policy.
The European Commission made it clear that this is not an institutional report, but an independent report that provides a robust frame of reference.
“Reducing investment in cohesion would be a mistake”, say the authors of the report, who make a...