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Younous Omarjee: "The mother of all battles is the battle over the budget and we will not win if the European ... The newly elected Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development (REGI), Younous Omarjee, shares his concerns regarding potential cuts to the future Cohesion Policy budget.
What is the first fight you plan to take on?
The immediate fight concerns acting for a cohesion budget which is up to the ambitions that have been set and to the needs of all of Europe’s regions. We were already disappointed by the European Commission’s proposals, but today the budgetary scenarios being discussed by the EU Council are unacceptable for us. The European Parliament is determined to not accept the sacrifice of traditional policies, starting with cohesion policy. The ...
What is the first fight you plan to take on?
The immediate fight concerns acting for a cohesion budget which is up to the ambitions that have been set and to the needs of all of Europe’s regions. We were already disappointed by the European Commission’s proposals, but today the budgetary scenarios being discussed by the EU Council are unacceptable for us. The European Parliament is determined to not accept the sacrifice of traditional policies, starting with cohesion policy. The ...
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