Interview: l’argent de l’UE contribue au "développement non durable"[en][de]

Publié: lundi 27 août 2007

Dans une interview accordée à Euractiv, Martin Konečný, candidat Verts auprès de CEE Bankwatch Network, affirme que les plans de financement européens destinés à aider les régions moins favorisées à rattraper leur retard économique ne fonctionnent pas conformément aux engagements de l’Union en matière de réduction des changements climatiques.

Contexte:

Since 1988, the EU has spent approximately €480 billion to support both EU accession countries and the "less favoured" regions of member states.

The EU is once again preparing to spend considerable sums - €308 billion - over the period 2007-2013. Much of the money will be spent on the 12 new member states from central and eastern Europe and the Balkans, largely in support of three priority areas: convergence, competitiveness and employment, and territorial co-operation (see our LinksDossier).

The Commission has approved more than half of the recipient countries' National Strategic Reference Frameworks - essentially outlines of each country's spending programmes - and the EU executive is now reviewing the specific spending plans (operational programmes) of each member state.