Rapport gepresenteerd over economische, sociale en territoriale cohesie binnen het regionaal beleid (en)

The seventh progress report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, highlighting the urban and regional dimension of the Europe 2020 strategy has just been published. Hot on the heels of the Commission's legislative proposals for cohesion policy post-2013, the report assesses how, in the context of cohesion policy, regions and cities can contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and Europe 2020 headline targets. It also measures the distance of regions from national 2020 targets proposed in the Member States.

This report shows that cities and regions are faced with different combinations of development problems and growth potential. This is one of the main reasons cohesion policy uses an integrated approach that can be adjusted to local needs and opportunities.

The report provides an important input to current discussions on the 2014-2020 period. Future cohesion policy programmes must look at how they will contribute to the EU reaching 2020 targets, and how EU investment will help them reach these goals.

Read the Seventh progress report on economic, social and territorial cohesion