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The future cohesion policy should be based on 'regional happiness" and subsidiarity
The future EU cohesion policy must be based on the principles of subsidiarity and territorial solidarity, but should also use a wider set of criteria for the allocation of funding. These are two of the main points in the response.of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) to the consultation on the future of cohesion policy.
It is time to move beyond purely economic data as the way to decide which regions can benefit from what funding in the framework of cohesion policy, says CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith. Across Europe there is a growing consensus that there should be a better way to address this. Measuring the level of 'regional happiness" can be done ...
It is time to move beyond purely economic data as the way to decide which regions can benefit from what funding in the framework of cohesion policy, says CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith. Across Europe there is a growing consensus that there should be a better way to address this. Measuring the level of 'regional happiness" can be done ...
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