When Jacques Delors launched the reform of the Structural Funds in 1988 – which led to the creation of the European cohesion policy as we know it today – the aim was clear: to reduce disparities in development between the Community's regions, an essential prerequisite for the success of the single market. The first ‘Delors package’ (1989–1993) established the founding principles of this policy: concentration of resources, partnership with local authorities, addit...Lire la suite