Brussels, 18/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - By presenting the 5th progress report on economic and social cohesion in Europe to the press on Wednesday 18 June, a very strong message was sent out affirming: “We need to continue to simplify cohesion policy” (EUROPE 9683). Danuta Hübner underlined some of the trends. Firstly, strong convergence of the less developed regions is continuing. Growth of GDP per head was 50% faster over the last 5 years in these regions compared to the rest of the...