Alekos Kritikos examines the lessons learned from previous EU Structural Funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, highlighting the structural weaknesses of the European framework and the excessive bureaucratic approach to its implementation. He also outlines what needs to change in order to ensure that Member States’ new development plans are approved and implemented in a timely manner, avoiding the delays of the past.

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Publication: 06/01/2026 KATHIMERINI ON SUNDAY
Experts
EU Structural Funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility: Lessons for the 2028–2034 period
Alekos Kritikos Senior Policy Advisor; Former senior official, European Commission; former Secretary General, Ministry of the Interior