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CEMR president: strong Cohesion budget needed to achieve the EU’s ambitions It's a paradox: whereas in Madrid the European Commission has been touting ambitious plans to make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, in Brussels national governments will soon be debating whether to reduce the EU budget’s ambitions.
Addressing EU leaders ahead of this week’s summit, CEMR President Stefano Bonaccini said: “The EU will not be credible if it sets high objectives, like the European Green Deal, while removing the means for achieving them.”
In a recent letter to European Council President Charles Michel, Bonaccini and other leaders of the ...
Addressing EU leaders ahead of this week’s summit, CEMR President Stefano Bonaccini said: “The EU will not be credible if it sets high objectives, like the European Green Deal, while removing the means for achieving them.”
In a recent letter to European Council President Charles Michel, Bonaccini and other leaders of the ...
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