European Committee of the Regions to adopt proposals to improve €315bn. EU Investment Plan

14 April 2015

How to ensure all EU regions and cities benefit from and contribute to the €315bn EU Investment plan will be the key issue for debate during the European Committee of the Regions' April plenary session.

Members of the CoR will look to adopt its opinion on the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) on 16 April and with over 140 changes put forward to the original draft, the Committee's members will help shed light on the potential regional impact of the plan. The Plenary debate will be preceded the day before by a high level conference - "An Investment Plan for Europe: joining forces" - where CoR President Markku Markkula will welcome the European Commission's Vice-President Jyrki Katainen.

The opinion drafted by the President of the French Region of Picardy, Claude Gewerc(FR/PES), presents proposals to improve the EFSI regulation, seeking to increase public and private investment at regional level as well to ensure that less developed territories are able to take advantage of the new fund.

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