Brussels, 11/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 9 February in Strasbourg, the presidency of the Assembly of European Regions (ERA) expressed its great concern about the future of cohesion policy in the new Europe in the context of the financial perspectives for the period 2007-2013.
The request by six Member States to place a ceiling on the EU budget for the 2007-2013 period at 1% of gross domestic product was criticised once again by ERA President Riccardo Illy (who is also President of the...