Panorama Magazine | Number 65 (Summer 2018)

Cohesion policy: powering ahead to a smarter future

Summary:

This issue of Panorama magazine looks to the future and considers the European Commission’s proposed budget for the 2021-2027 funding period. As well as an introductory article outlining the proposals and how they hope to reform cohesion policy, there is an exclusive interview with Commissioner Creţu outlining the main developments and their reasoning, and initial reactions from a variety of stakeholders across Europe are featured.

The focus this time is on Ireland, which is currently celebrating 45 years of EU membership. In an interview with Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe and through a selection of projects we show how ERDF funding has helped Ireland become more innovative and competitive.

Contents:

• European Week of Regions and Cities 2018
• RegioStars 2018: the finalists
• Taking up the challenge: to make European smarter and greener - Interview with Corina Creţu, Commissioner for Regional Policy
• Proposals for a modernised and reformed cohesion policy post-2020
• Cohesion policy: funding future EU aspirations and ambitions
• On the road with Europe's youth
• Irish inroads into innovation
• Building on the past to prepare for challenges in the future - Interview with Paschal Donohoe, Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure
• Data point: a history of regional policy investments by region 1988-2016
• Good governance for cohesion policy
• Captured on camera in Poland
• Cultural heritage: bringing past values back to the future
• COHESIFY: giving voice to the regions
• Projects: Bulgaria, Italy and France

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