translate English to French: There is more potential for issues such as the environment or the Information Society to be actively taken up in the fabric of programmes and in their active implementation where they accord with domestic priorities »148.
I. Begg underline the necessity of an improved coherence between the European cohesion policy and national policies : « Persistent regional disparities typically reflect a lack of competitiveness that will only be altered by concerted policy action, suggesting that improved coherence between national policies and the Structural Funds should be a priority »149.