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The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom say irregularities in payments were too high.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
The European Union's aid to economically deprived regions and social groups has become a battleground for arguments over the size of the Union's [...]
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Fiscal rectitude must be balanced with measures to create jobs and stimulate growth, the European Council agreed tonight.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Commission president says €82bn in unspent structural funds should be used to create jobs and help business.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Country could lose structural funds worth 1.7% of GDP.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Concern over error rate in cohesion payments, but progress is made in other spending areas.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Andris Vilks has been a stabilising force as Latvia's finance minister.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Pilot scheme aims to attract capital-market investments and will be launched in co-operation with the EIB.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Commission seeks to impose sanctions, but poorer members states are likely to oppose move.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
With an EU membership bid comes funding, but also demands on how a country spends that money.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Increase 'needed' to fund growth and jobs strategy.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Parliamentarians say plan lacks ambition; financial markets lukewarm on proposed measures.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Co-financing share cut to 5% for six member states.
Monday, 1 August 2011
Greece could get €1bn to soften effect of austerity measures.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
The Parliament warns against shrinking the budget for cohesion policies.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
The EU must discuss the role of cohesion policy at the highest political level
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Budgets commissioner says increase needed for cohesion and regional policy schemes.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Regional policy could be the biggest victim when the EU begins the fight over where to cut back spending.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
There are grand plans for the future of regional policy, but also divisions over what the priorities should be.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
EU cohesion funds have brought economic growth to many of the Union's poorer regions, but much needs to be done to tackle east-west differences.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011