This policy debate outlines a renewed vision for the EU's Cohesion Policy amid the growing political uncertainty threatening its very viability. Drawing on the High-Level Group on the Future of Cohesion Policy's findings, it advocates for a more dynamic, systemic approach emphasising institutional capacity, territorial sensitivity, global links, and performance-based delivery. These are areas where past reforms have underdelivered. It warns against marginalising cohesion in favour of top-down, centralised strategies, arguing it is more than a funding tool. Cohesion Policy is the EU's most democratic mechanism, fostering trust, participation and unity. Revitalising it is essential for competitiveness, resilience and the very future of Europe.
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Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose
Regional Studies
London School of Economics and Political Science
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/68e034fdf0e39f13e7fa3538 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2552869