SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Lessons learned from cohesion implementation between 2014 and 2020 should be reflected in the new cohesion policy after the current programming period, insist MEPs. Although in the 2014-2020 period the EU cohesion funds have been used to finance measures and initiatives to fight consecutive crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russian aggression of Ukraine, its positive impacts were felt across the EU contributing to support for SMEs and