Bulgarian Deputy PM: Cohesion policy "not a gift"

"We hear the concerns, but cohesion policy [funds] is not a gift from some EU member states to others. It's an investment."

Bulgarian deputy PM Atanas Pekanov fires back on #EuropeToday against German Chancelor Friedrich Merz's call to slash EU cohesion funds allocated to less-developed regions to reduce economic disparities across the bloc.

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