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SCIENTIFIC OPINION PAPER // JUNE 2025 A future-oriented Cohesion Policy post 2027 German Environment Agency Imprint Publisher Umweltbundesamt Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau-Roßlau Tel: +49 340-2103-0 Fax: +49 340-2103-2285 buergerservice@uba.de Internet: www.umweltbundesamt.de Responsible unit: Section I 1.4 Economic and social environmental issues, social-ecological structural change, sustainable consumption Publication as pdf: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen Dessau-Roßlau, June 2025 German Environment Agency: EU News Do you want to receive updates on our latest publications, statements and events that are relevant for EU environmental policy? Our newsletter covers EU policies on climate mitigation and adaptation, zero pollution and circular economy and is tailormade for policy makers, experts and journalists. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.uba.de/eu-news. SCIENTIFIC OPINION PAPER // June 2025 A future-oriented Cohesion Policy post 2027 by Klara J. Winkler, Anne Biewald On behalf of the German Environment Agency Executive Summary The European Union is at a cross-road with the chance to set our path towards a sustainable and just future for all Europeans. Cohesion Policy aims for social, economic and territorial cohesion in the European Union. Cohesion Policy is a core EU policy to bring the European Union to its citizens, increase their quality of life, while driving simultaneously the green transition....