Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report

Reference A9-0210/2022Committee REGI

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left38

2902794%

S&D145

116532194%

Greens/EFA72

The European Parliament adopted by 448 votes to 61, with 75 abstentions, a resolution on economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th cohesion report.Members considered that cohesion policy can only continue to play its current role if it has solid funding based on the partnership principle and multi-level governance. This means providing at least the same level of funding as for the 2021-2027 funding period, taking into account the expected recession, with the addition of budgetary resources from the Just Transition Fund (JTF II). New challenges require new funds and cohesion policy needs to be topped up with new budgetary resources.Members insisted that cohesion policy should not become a source of financing to make up…