29/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - All policies are required to contribute to the objective of cohesion, which must be solely dependent on structural policies. Furthermore, cohesion should not be understood solely in terms of GDP. This is the result of the exploratory opinion adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) during its plenary session in January (see EUROPE 9344). In the opinion entitled “Impact and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion”, elaborated by...