[Digest] Study presentation: Cohesion Policy in EU Coal Regions

The presentation of the study took place on 27 February 2023 and focused on the following topics:

• How Cohesion Policy is expected to play an important role in supporting regions to meet European Union decarbonisation commitments and ambitions.
• On coal regions that not only face the challenge of adopting new technologies but, also, of instituting fundamental structural economic change while safeguarding their social fabric and citizens’ livelihoods.
• The analysis of the implementation and impact of Cohesion Policy at regional and local levels in EU coal regions.
• An overview of the underlying socio-economic and territorial characteristics of EU coal regions and in-depth analysis of the application and programming of Cohesion Policy in six case study regions

The presentation was followed by questions from the Members and a stimulating debate.