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! A revolutionary element of the SEA (1986) was redistr tributi tion as part of the European package deal. ◦ De Delors str trate tegy : link between internal market and redistribution. ! Delors included economic and social cohesion chapte ter in SEA EA, and especially the Str tructu tural Funds. ! Later in Maastricht Treaty, the Cohesion Cohesion Fund Fund was introduced. ! Str tructu tural Funds and Cohesion Fund: regarded as compensati tion to poorer countries for their support to the internal market program and the EMU. ! For the COM, a development t policy addressed to regions (not countries). ! EU structural policies have had an effect on devolution, str trength thening regions viz. national govnt ! Now Structural Funds also aligned with Lisbon/Agenda 2020 objectives. ! 1999 Lis 1999 Lisbon bon Ag Agen enda da (growth, knowledge based society- economy) . www.todiktio.eu ! 3

! Instead of openness we have been closing borders ! Instead of social market economy we have been going through prolonged austerity ! Populism and nationalism fuel and are fueled by austerity and introversion . www.todiktio.eu 4

! Better enforce existing rules before creating new ones ! Ensure concrete and consistent implementation and application of new legislation ! When new legislation is needed, use better regulation ! Remove remaining barriers ! Address on a case-by-case basis business practices resulting in different treatment ! Tackle remaining obstacles to free movement of services ! Facilitate the mobility of citizens, students and workers 5

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