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Council and Parliament agree on simplification of EU funds
Rules on the so-called Omnibus regulation on EU financial rules, including Cohesion policy, will be simplified, whether they are managed by the Commission, by various organisations and bodies, or jointly with national authorities. The European Parliament is now expected to...
Regions in transition are most at risk due to economic stagnation, no innovation
European regions want an enhanced and inclusive Cohesion Policy that will make use of structural funds and more complementary mechanisms to address the current problems at their core. At the same time, the Committee of the Regions is asking for a concrete plan before the European elections in May 2019.
Cretu: One legislation for cross-border projects
Corina Crețu, the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, supports the possibility for two member states working on cross-border cooperation projects to voluntarily choose the legislation from one of the two countries.![A man wearing and a kilt and holding bag pipes. [PublicDomainArchive/Pixabay].](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/scotland_uilleann_bagpipes_and_tartan._publicdomainarchive_pixabay.jpeg)
Scotland needs EU freedom of movement to halt falling population
Scotland wants to retain full access to the Single Market and the Customs Union after Brexit at all costs.
Cretu: EU’s Interreg programmes need to be revised, simplified
The European Territorial Programmes, known as Interreg, will need to be reshaped and streamlined because they are fragmented and often hampered by red tape and national borders, Commissioner Corina Crețu told an event in the European Parliament.
EU auditors: Public-private partnerships suffer from widespread shortcomings
A report by the European Court of Auditors Risk on the effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Europe has found significant shortcomings ranging from insufficient competition and significant delays to cost increases and lack of comparative analyses.
Regions back bigger EU budget, with ‘cohesion for all’
European regions support the idea of an ambitious EU budget with new own recourses and increase of the member states’ contribution, in line with a recent European Parliament report on the future of the EU finances.
Hatzidakis: Europe cannot become better with less money
Less money won’t make Europe better, Kostas Hatzidakis, vice president of the main Greek opposition party, New Democracy (EPP), told EURACTIV Greece in an interview. He also stressed he would favour the Cohesion policy to focus on Europe's less developed areas and Financial Instruments to ensure less bureaucracy and more flexibility.
Greek stakeholders ask for less red tape in major rural development programme
Simplified application procedures and better communication among local, national and European stakeholders are the priorities for the improvement of Leader programmes which finance rural development projects, a new study has found. EURACTIV Greece reports.
Italy balks at centralisation of cohesion policy funds
The Italian government wants co-funded resources of the EU's cohesion policy to remain managed by the regions. Rome wants the policy to remain unchanged under the new budget after 2020.
Stockholm mayor: Cohesion policy is strongest form of EU solidarity
Stockholm produces more billion dollar companies than any other place outside Silicon Valley and the European Commission recently proclaimed it Europe's most innovative region. Mayor Karin Wanngård explained how her city hangs onto its talent and why it is such a popular breeding ground for 'unicorns'.