The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a resolution during its July plenary session rejecting the idea of transforming cohesion policy into a mechanism similar to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The EESC calls for cohesion policy to be strengthened and for civil society to be involved, just as it was for the 2021-2027 programming period.
Cohesion policy should
not become a crisis management tool. The EESC resolution ‘No one left
behind! For an inclusive and participatory cohesion policy in support of
social, economic and territorial cohesion’, comes at a pivotal moment
as the EU gears up again following the European elections in June. Some
are arguing to dismantle cohesion policy, the EU’s main funding
mechanism for regional development which aims to correct imbalances
between countries and regions, and cut its budget. Even the position of
Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms is increasingly under scrutiny. (...)
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