On Wednesday 22 October, the new President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Ireland’s Séamus Boland, criticised the European Commission’s proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), in particular the dilution of resources for agriculture and cohesion policy within national and regional plans.
“I am not sure we should go down that road”, said Mr Boland in response to a question from Agence Europe. In his view, merging the two policies looks...