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The Commission’s eighth cohesion report shows that cohesion policy has helped to reduce territorial and social disparities between EU regions. Thanks to cohesion funds, GDP per capita in the less developed regions is expected to increase by up to 5% by 2023. The same investments also contributed to a 3.5% reduction in the gap between the GDP per capita of the 10% of the least developed regions and the 10% of the most developed regions.<\/p>\n
The report also shows that, thanks to its flexibility, cohesion policy has provided indispensable and very rapid support to Member States and regional and local authorities in the context of the economic slowdown and the worst crisis in recent times.<\/p>\n
The new cohesion policy programmes for the period 2021-2027 will continue to invest in regions and people, in close coordination with the financial capacity offered by the NextGenerationEU package.<\/p>\n
Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, said: \u00abThe 8th Cohesion Report clearly shows the importance of cohesion policy in promoting convergence and reducing inequalities between countries and regions in the EU. By identifying the areas where Member States and regions need to continue to work and improve, the report allows us to learn from the lessons of the past in order to be better prepared for the challenges of the future. We need to speed up the adoption and implementation of cohesion policy programmes for the period 2021-2027 so that we can continue to support regions to recover from the pandemic, reap the full benefits of the transition to a green and digital Europe, and achieve long-term growth\u00bb.<\/p>\n
Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit added: \u00abThe pandemic has increased the risk of inequalities in the EU and Cohesion Policy is one of our main instruments to fight this trend and invest in people. It helps us to deliver on the objective of building a strong social Europe that is inclusive and fair. I am proud of the fact that, thanks to EU funds, disadvantaged children can receive books and computers, young people can access workplace training that will allow them to enter the labour market, and vulnerable people have access to care and a hot meal.<\/p>\n
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