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An interview with the Austrian EU Presidency team on the state of negotiations in the Council, on their approach to simplification – and on four-legged support On 31 December, the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU came to an end. With the Commission proposals for Cohesion Policy...

The Winter issue of Panorama magazine is now available to download, and it covers a wide range of topics from urban issues to culture and industrial transition. We open with a report from the Austrian presidency on how their team has prepared negotiations in the Council on the legislative package...

How to better integrate the youth in decision-making? The countries and regions of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region will look for solutions to give youth a stronger say on policies they are concerned by.  Around 900 stakeholders from all levels (EU, national, regional, local) are...

In view of the preparations of the Commission proposal for post-2020, the study explored the possibilities to develop a consolidated system of indicators of outputs and results at intervention level for ERDF and Cohesion Fund for the future programming period. Carried out by thematic objective, the...

This morning, Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Creţu – together with the President of the Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz – welcomed journalists participating in the European Week of Regions and Cities 2018 and presented her vision for future Cohesion Policy...

The Commission welcomes yesterday’s vote of the European Parliament on its proposal to revise the rules on European funds 2014-2020, which aims to halve the current body of rules by making them both clearer and simpler to apply at all levels. The Commissioner for Regional Policy,...

The Summer issue of Panorama magazine, now available to download, looks to the future and considers the European Commission’s proposed budget for the 2021-2027 funding period. As well as an introductory article outlining the proposals and how they hope to reform Cohesion Policy, we have an...

The Commission is renewing the initiative 'Stairway to Excellence', to continue to provide tailored support and expertise to regions lagging behind in terms of innovation. The initiative will help regions develop, update and refine their smart specialisation strategies – that is, their...