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  • Commission urges Hungary to step up efforts to release funds

    Commission urges Hungary to step up efforts to release funds

    22/02/2012

    The European Commission has proposed to suspend EUR 495 184 000 of Cohesion Fund commitments taking effect on 1 January 2013, representing 0.5 % of GDP and 29% of the country's cohesion fund allocations for 2013. This unprecedented step follows the Commission's repeated warnings to Hungary urging it to step up its efforts to end the country's excessive government deficit, and its subsequent failure ...

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  • 16 February: Follow the Urban Forum live

    16 February: Follow the Urban Forum live

    14/02/2012

    The debates from the first European Urban Forum will be rebroadcast live on this site between 0930 and 1600 on 16 February. This event will bring together around 500 participants inBrussels, including the mayors of a number of large European cities and representatives of urban networks, associations and European institutions. The Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn wishes to launch a direct ...

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  • EU-Brazil cooperation on regional policy

    EU-Brazil cooperation on regional policy

    13/02/2012

    Brazil, a country of 27 Federal States, experiences the challenge of significant regional, economic and social disparities, for example, between North and south, between urban and rural areas, between the coastal areas and those in the interior. The country also shares borders with 11 countries and which means that, as in the European Union, cooperation with its neighbours is highly important. The ...

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What is regional policy?

EU regional policy is an investment policy. It supports job creation, competitiveness, economic growth, improved quality of life and sustainable development. These investments support the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy.

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EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

The new proposals are designed to reinforce the strategic dimension of the policy and to ensure that EU investment is targeted on Europe's long-term goals for growth and jobs .

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