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Europa English European Parliament Groups Renew Europe
04.07.2025
Pressemitteilung
Renew Europe 

EU cohesion policy reboot must reflect strategic priorities and deliver more for citizens in their daily lives

Renew Europe has adopted a position paper on the future of EU cohesion policy beyond 2027. The paper outlines a clear political vision for the next Multiannual Financial Framework, centered on four core principles: keeping regions at the heart of the policy, ensuring simplified and accessible funding, safeguarding the rule of law as a condition for investment and support for EU-border regions. As the EU faces growing geopolitical and economic pressures, cohesion policy must remain a key inves...
Renew Europe has adopted a position paper on the future of EU cohesion policy beyond 2027. The paper outlines a clear political vision for the next Multiannual Financial Framework, centered on four core principles: keeping regions at the heart of the policy, ensuring simplified and accessible funding, safeguarding the rule of law as a condition for investment and support for EU-border regions. As the EU faces growing geopolitical and economic pressures, cohesion policy must remain a key investment pillar that supports Europe’s strategic goals - from enhancing competitiveness and security to fostering long-term resilience. It must continue to deliver tangible benefits in all regions, especially those most at risk of being left behind. Cohesion policy is a strategic investment in Europe’s future and it must be rooted in transparency, accountability, and democratic values. Renew Europe calls for the effective enforcement of rule of law conditionality and for regions to be treated as full partners in shaping and delivering EU programmes. The paper also highlights the need for stronger support to EU border regions, especially along the eastern border in light of enlargement and ongoing security challenges. Vice-chair and coordinator for the regional development committee and Renew coordinator L’ubica Karvašová stated: “Cohesion must stay at the core of the EU’s future budget, not just as a slogan, but as a commitment to Europe’s regions and to the people living in them. Any...

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