The report, drafted by Pierre SCHAPIRA (PES, FR), says that the role of local authorities in development has "so far been under-estimated and under-exploited", due to a lack of sufficient political dialogue on the allocation of EU aid.
Starp ES un ASV panāktā 2. marta vienošanās tagad cita starpā paredz tiesības uz īpašumu, ieguldījumiem un uzraudzību pār ASV aviolīnijām ES investoriem.