18/11/2010

TLa Commission européenne a ouvert une consultation sur la politique de cohésion

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on economic, social and territorial cohesion with the aim to collect ideas and contributions on the question of how the Union's cohesion policy should adapt to new challenges and how its delivery can be improved in order to maximise its impact in the future. It will help to shape the Commission's proposals on the future of the policy.

 

The target groups for this consultation are member states, regions, cities, EU institutions, economic and social partners, civil society organisations, academics and citizens. Also, in the interests of transparency, organisations (including, for example, NGOs, trade associations and  commercial enterprises) are invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct.

 

An example of finalised public on-line consultation is the one launched by DG REGIO following the adoption of the 4th Cohesion Report in 2007. The contributions to this public consultation were sent to the Commission between 27 September 2007 and 31 January 2008. A report on this consultation was prepared in 2008, together with the Fifth Progress Report on Economic and Social Cohesion.

 

If you wish to learn more about this initiative or even take part on it, please visit the following link.