Regional policy in the EU: A midterm healthcheck

EU regional policy is designed to level out economic and social disparities in the 27 member states. At the halfway point of its current regional budgetary period (2007-2013), the European Commission conducted a review assessing how well each EU country is faring in its use of cohesion funds.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Cohesion policy: Strategic report 2010 on the implementation of the programmes 2007-2013 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/reporting/background_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Cohesion policy: Strategic report 2010 on the implementation of the programmes 2007-2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-cohesion-policy-strategic-report-2010-on-the-i/

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