Hungarian EU affairs minister: EU cohesion policy under comprehensive attack
The European Union’s current cohesion policy is under a “comprehensive attack of elemental strength”, with the European Commission working to ensure that the policy ceases to exist in its current form in the next seven-year financial cycle, the EU affairs minister told a panel discussion on Friday.
EU cohesion policy under attack?
Photo: Facebook/Bóka János
Speaking at the MCC Feszt festival organised by the Matthias Corvinus Collegium in Esztergom, in northern Hungary, János Bóka said “the EC is proposing unified payment packages which member states could in theory use more freely, but will only be accessible if there is a reform programme approved by the EC and if the EU’s financial interests are fully protected.”
Such a programme “would practically strip member states from their budgetary and economic policy tools; could only be implemented through the joint programme approved by the Commission,” Bóka said.
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The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Politician speak for “why can´t we just use the EU free money as we see fit?”
Well. I believe the Hungarian people know why … “European Union subsidies account for 4% of Hungary’s GDP, making the country one of the largest net beneficiaries among EU member states” – that is clearly a lot (but not enough …) money!
https://transparency.hu/kozszektor/kozbeszerzes/integritasi-megallapodas/eu-s-finanszirozasu-projektek/ami-most-elveszett-az-soha-nem-jon-vissza-a-ti-magyarorszag-konferenciaja-az-eu-forrasok-felhasznalasarol/