A new study conducted by EPRC together with the London School of Economics for the European Parliament on EU economic governance and Cohesion policy has just ben published.
Written by Iain Begg and Corrado Macchiarelli (LSE) and John Bachtler, Carlos Mendez and Fiona Wishlade (EPRC), the study investigates the likely consequences of the wide-ranging economic governance reforms taking place in response to the series of crises that have affected the European Union, especially the euro area, since 2008 and their implications for Cohesion policy.
It details the main changes and analyses how the aims of Cohesion policy are likely to be affected. It also highlights the challenges of assuring legitimacy and of suitable formulation of Cohesion policy as especially salient issues for the European Parliament, not least because of the expanded roles in economic governance of the European Commission and the European Central Bank.
A copy of the study is available on the reports database of European Parliament's REGI committee.