Jyrki Katainen, Corina Creţu and Gabriel Onaca, her Deputy Head of cabinet (from left to right), went to Bucharest, where they met with Victor Ponta, Romanian Prime Minister, on December 15, 2014 / ec.eruope.eu
In 2014 the EU institutions substantially delayed the approval and implementation of the cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 EU budget framework.
According to Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, among the reasons for the delay is that the legislative package for the 2014-2020 period had been approved six months behind the schedule.
The European Parliament held debates on the issue following a motion by member of European Parliament Iskra Mihaylova (ALDE), Vice Chair of the Committee for Regional Development. The Bulgarian Euranet Plus partner BNR has all the details.
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През 2014 г. има голямо забавяне при одобряването и осъществяването на политиката на сближаване за финансовата рамка 2014-2020 г. Според комисаря по регионалната политика Корина Крецу, сред причините за изоставането са, че законодателният пакет за периода 2014-2020 г. е бил приет с около шест месеца по-късно. Дебатът в Европарламента по въпроса беше иницииран от Искра Михайлова, член на групата на Алиансa на либералите и демократите за Европа и Председател на Комисията по регионално развитие.
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