EU funding policies may be undermined by regional authorities using structural fund allocations to win votes at the local level
EUROPP 2014-01-15
Summary:
More than half of the EU budget is dedicated to Structural Funds, which are allocated across EU regions with the aim of promoting economic and social development. Lisa Dellmuth, Michael Stoffel and Dominik Schraff write that the use of decentralised … Continue reading →
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