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The impact of Cohesion Policy on regional differences in support for the European Union
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Cohesion Policy is a core policy of the European Union, the main objective of which is to address uneven economic growth across the EU by promoting balanced and sustainable development. Given its characteristics, it certainly has a great impact on the daily life of European citizens and can compensate population groups and places less favoured by the implementation of the internal market and economic and monetary union. As a result, Cohesion Policy is expected to shape regional support for European integration. This study tests this assumption using regional data for the EU‐28 in a period that includes the recent phases of expansion and recession, in a scenario characterized by growing anti‐EU rhetoric. The results suggest that a greater amount of EU funds spent in the region does not stimulate support for the Union. However, an appropriate temporal distribution of the resources allocated to the region could have a positive effect.
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LÓPEZ-BAZO, Enrique. The impact of Cohesion Policy on regional differences in support for the European Union. Journal of Common Market Studies. 2022. Vol. 60, num. 5, pags. 1219-1236. ISSN 0021-9886. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/194358