European regions and sectors are hoping to benefit from the new €315 billion Juncker investment. EURACTIV reports in six languages from Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid and Warsaw.
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Juncker investment plan: project list imminent
SPECIAL REPORT: European regions and sectors hoping to benefit from the new €315 billion Juncker investment plan will be named on a list set to be published shortly by a joint task force of the European Investment Bank and the Commission.
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Regions warn Juncker plan could eat cohesion funds
SPECIAL REPORT: Political representatives of Europe’s regions warned yesterday (4 December) that Juncker’s €315 billion investment plan could divert money away from the EU’s existing cohesion funds.
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Regions chief: ‘Use local nous to mobilise investment fund’
SPECIAL REPORT: Committee of the Regions' President Michel Lebrun welcomes the EU's new investment fund plan, but calls on the expertise of local regions to be deployed to maximise its impact.
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European Council mulls stability pact leniency
SPECIAL REPORT: The European Council is mulling the idea of allowing member states to offset money designated for co-financing projects, using structural funds from their annual budgets under the stability and growth pact, EURACTIV has learned.
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Markkula: Juncker Plan should change the mentality of Europe
In an interview with EURACTIV's Jeremy Fleming, Markku Markkula talked about his new role as president of the Committee of the Regions and the importance of the regional input on the Juncker plan.
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Regional president confident of Juncker Plan flexibility
SPECIAL REPORT: The Commission is prepared to consider flexibility for member states, in order to offset structural funds from their annual budgets under the Stability and Growth pact, where these are used to co-finance Juncker Plan projects (see background), according to the new president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
