Press Release: Council agrees on further elements of new EU cohesion policy

Author (Corporate)	Council of the European Union: General Secretariat
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	PRES/12/262
Publication Date	26/06/2012
Content Type	News
	Today (26.6.12) the Council took a further step towards the adoption of new rules for EU cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period by agreeing on a second partial general approach. The purpose of cohesion policy is to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the EU's various regions.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/genaff/131209.pdf
Subject Categories	Politics and International Relations
Countries / Regions	Europe