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EU stands at fork in the road on economic policy

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

EU policy based on competitiveness will result in higher environmental and social costs in the future, while a cohesion-oriented policy will have a softer territorial impact but fewer economic benefits, a new study shows.

The study, based on research carried out for the European Spatial Planning Observation Network, examines two different potential policy mix approaches for the bloc in the coming years, and compares them with current trends.

The competitiveness policy mix foresees...

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