Cohesion Policy under Redesign : What Will the European Union Fund in the Future?

Petri, Bernadett (2024) Cohesion Policy under Redesign : What Will the European Union Fund in the Future? In: The 2024 Hungarian EU Presidency. Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó, Budapest, pp. 191-203. ISBN 9789636530624; 9789636530617; 9789636530631

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Abstract

The European Union can only be strong if the individual nations working together are strong. The effective functioning of the European Union’s regional development – also known as cohesion policy – is a strategic issue for the integration process as a whole. Strengthening territorial cohesion and reducing disparities in development between Member States and regions is one of the key objectives of integration. Preparatory work on the reform of EU cohesion policy post 2027 is currently underway, creating a unique opportunity for regional and local stakeholders to influence the position of the European institutions at an early stage, well before the actual start of the legislative process. In their recent discussions, the ministers responsible for cohesion in the Member States have identified demography and migration, preventing the depopulation of certain regions, tackling the climate crisis and the energy crisis caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine, and preventing the decline of regions that are lagging behind as the most important challenges for the future. The debate on the future of cohesion is characterised by the conflict between the principles of personal and territorial cohesion. The new proposal for a multi-speed Europe is particularly risky in this respect, as it dismantles the essential approach of catching up, while institutionalising the asymmetry that has existed within the European Union for decades between core and periphery, old and new Member States.

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