EU Affairs minister emphasises importance of cohesion policy and regional governance in enhancing European competitiveness
European competitiveness is bound tightly with cohesion policy and the operations of regional governments, János Bóka, the EU affairs minister, told journalists on Tuesday at the opening of a meeting of the European Committee of the Regions held as part of Hungary’s EU presidency.
The forum gives government and local council representatives a chance to exchange ideas and share knowledge on best practices while aiding EU legislative bodies with advice on areas such as health, education, employment, social care and energy policy, Bóka noted.
Among Hungarian EU presidency priorities is a discussion of the challenges that cohesion policy faces in the coming seven-year budget period as well as the role regional and local councils play in shaping it, he said.
Regarding competitiveness, he said the subject was central to local and regional governments in terms of jobs, livelihoods, employment or social care, and feedback from the local councils was important from the point of view of Hungary’s EU presidency.
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For context: “In order to promote its overall harmonious development, the European Union is strengthening its economic, social and territorial cohesion. In particular, the EU aims to reduce disparities between the levels of development of its various regions. Special attention is paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition and regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as the northernmost regions with very low population density, as well as island, cross-border and mountainous regions.”
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/93/economic-social-and-territorial-cohesion
And a little map. Please – do check out Hungary:
https://brilliantmaps.com/eu-budget/
What were our Politicians saying about the EU and it´s institutions, again? They can always walk away… But they don´t, do they? Measured by percentage of GDP – guess who is the biggest TAKER? Or call it beneficiary. “Oh, look at our GDP Growth! Leader!” – albeit boosted by 3.45 percent worth of EU cash injections.