Burgenland is committed to strong cohesion policy in Brussels!

Burgenland is committed to strong cohesion policy in Brussels!

in Brussels is currently being debated on the future of cohesion policy, a topic that busy regional representatives in economically challenging times. The board of the Burgenland liaison office, winter, was concerned that the region was not falling behind and emphasized the need to maintain cohesion policy. This policy is crucial for the support of less developed regions within the EU, and the new Burgenland representative in the regions committee, Robert Hergovich, will take part in plenary sessions from April in order to be able to represent the concerns of the Burgenland. Hergovich plans to work primarily for attractive grants and specific projects in order to position the region strongly in the EU, as orf reported

demands for reforms and stronger cooperation

At a meeting of the European Committee of the Regions on 20/21. November has passed a group of regional decision -makers a package that underlines the need for flexible and reformed cohesion policy. They demanded that cohesion policy continue to play a central role in increasing the competitiveness of the EU and reducing regional inequalities. In a joint explanation, the co-rapporteur, Vasco Alves Cordeiro and Emil Boc, emphasized that the effectiveness of cohesion policy depends heavily on the integration of local and regional bodies to ensure relevant and sustainable projects. Therefore, they rejected the tendency towards the centralization of the cohesion by the EU, such as cor.europa.eu

The regional representatives also pointed out that cohesion policy could not solve all problems alone. It is important that all EU political measures are used to achieve a common goal. A persistent concern is the creation of a surveillance framework to assess the implementation of the cohesion policy. The cities and regions called for sufficient equipment for cohesion policy with budgetary funds, especially against the background of the rising territorial challenges, and advocated a doubling of the funds for cross-border cooperation in the future EU budget. According to the members of the committee, central principles such as shared middle management and partnership -based action must lead these reforms in order to approach the challenges, including demographic changes.