It is a policy conveying three ambitions: Solidarity. In the light of the successive enlargements, this has become absolutely essential. The third progress report on cohesion shows for example that ...

[Elisa Ferreira (left) and Nicolas Schmit speaking Brussels, Belgium. Image: European Union, 2022 Source: EC - Audiovisual Service] Thirty years after the creation of the Single Market, Europe’s ...

The debate on the future of cohesion policy has started in earnest. On 24 April Danuta Hübner, the European commissioner for regional policy, unveiled a report on the future of the policy written by ...

An informal meeting of European Union ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy is taking place in Nicosia on Friday as part of Cyprus’ 2026 Presidency of the Council of the EU.The meeting, is chaired ...

Reforms would shift funds from wealthy member states but could still benefit them through central EU funding for high-impact projects. [Getty Images: Oleg Elkov] Cohesion is the largest spending item ...

BRUSSELS, 3rd June, 2026 (WAM) -- The European Commission today adopted the 2026 European Semester Spring Package. In an environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, the package sets out policy ...

As part of ongoing discussions about the future of cohesion policy, the Council approved conclusions on the role of cohesion policy in addressing demographic challenges in the EU. The conclusions ...

The Council today approved conclusions on cohesion policy, providing a general assessment of its role in fostering regional development in the EU, as well as the main implementation challenges and the ...

The EU has struggled to deliver solutions to some of its main challenges in recent years, including high unemployment, low levels of growth, migration flows, as well as environmental issues. These ...

Cohesion, in all its guises, plays a huge role in German public discourse on the upcoming European Parliament election. Most Germans would be unfamiliar with a direct translation of the term “cohesion ...