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Brussels ready to approve recovery plan but plans partial freeze on regional funding
Potential freeze on €7.5bn of funds gives the bloc serious bargaining power
Devolved nations and English regions say government not matching billions in development finance
London has so far failed to replace aid lost because of Brexit, says Welsh government
The record of EU structural funds shows that some countries do not even spend all the available money
Lobby groups fear London will redirect UK successor for EU money to the south
Banks and real estate among sectors expected to be exposed by declining labour force
Hammond promises consultation on post-Brexit ‘shared prosperity fund’ to replace EU aid
Leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Tees Valley demand purse strings
Proposed aid reforms risk regional tension by boosting spending in south
Annual spending could fall by 1% of GDP as Brussels shifts focus to southern periphery
Warsaw and Budapest fear loss of support as future allocation to be linked to ‘values’
Berlin plan would shift funds from eastern countries that have refused refugees
Policymakers have to plan for when EU funds start to diminish
French president makes thinly veiled attack on Hungary at Gothenburg summit
Support across the EU is growing for a more conditions-based approach to long-term funding
Mayors of Manchester and Liverpool voice concerns over loss of solidarity payments
Cohesion fund payments should be linked to observing the rule of law
Allegations of misuse underline need for better targeting and oversight
LGA says successor to structural funds should be ‘of at least equivalent value’
Rapidly improving picture due to exports, tight labour market and foreign investment
Cuts in exports, remittances and structural fund spending predicted in investment house analysis
Jeremie funds for UK small businesses drawn from EU regional development money
Anxiety spreads beyond the loss of allocated EU funds
Only London will be allowed to decide how it spends share of €6.2bn budget
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