Most of the newly acceded central and east European EU countries are among the main beneficiaries of EU Cohesion Policy …, and thereby to support convergence towards higher levels of per capita income. In the short run, however, EU Cohesion … contribute to internal and/or external macroeconomic imbalances. Economic policymakers should thus ensure that EU Cohesion Policy …

The European Structural and Investment Funds make up more than 40% of the EU budget and are thereby the EU's most …) seven-year periods, and all programmes for the new 2014-2020 period were adopted by the end of 2015. What can the EU and its … taxpayers expect from this new generation of programmes? How do they fit into the EU's efforts to strengthen its economic …