25-01-2018 09:45
Workshop on the 7th Cohesion Report
European Parliament, Brussels, room PHS - P1A002
On Thursday, 25 January 2018 at 9:45, the REGI Committee will hold a Workshop on the 7th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion. The 7th Cohesion Report was published by the Commission beginning of October 2017 and it is a key document in the context of the upcoming reform of the European Union Cohesion Policy for the next programming period. REGI also decided to draw up an initiative report, in order to deliver Parliament's position ahead of this reform (Rapp. Mr Joulaud (EPP)).
This time, in the course of a workshop organised by the Policy Department, the committee will have the opportunity to listen to different invited experts.
The subjects under discussion focus mainly on two questions, also pointed out in the Commission's communication, namely: (1) Where should cohesion policy invest? (2) What should the investment priorities be?
The experts will explore several pertinent questions about the future development path of different EU territories, presenting themes such as the middle income trap, urban dimension of cohesion policy and urban agenda, relations between urban-rural areas, as well as the balance between European priorities and territorial needs. Experience from the ground (both national and regional level) will put theory into a more practical perspective, including the difficulties associated to the complexity of the policy and the lessons learned in relation to the new territorial tools introduced in this programming period.
The subjects under discussion focus mainly on two questions, also pointed out in the Commission's communication, namely: (1) Where should cohesion policy invest? (2) What should the investment priorities be?
The experts will explore several pertinent questions about the future development path of different EU territories, presenting themes such as the middle income trap, urban dimension of cohesion policy and urban agenda, relations between urban-rural areas, as well as the balance between European priorities and territorial needs. Experience from the ground (both national and regional level) will put theory into a more practical perspective, including the difficulties associated to the complexity of the policy and the lessons learned in relation to the new territorial tools introduced in this programming period.