<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><AQE.QER VERSION="2"><QUESTION QID="E-003473-18" AIDREF="AE-003473-18" LEG.VAL="WQ"><HEAD.Q><TI1><P.WQ>Question for written answer<NO.WQ QID="Q-E-003473-18">E-003473-18</NO.WQ></P.WQ><P.WQ>to the<DEST.WQ ORG="COM"> Commission</DEST.WQ></P.WQ></TI1><TI2><P.WQ>Rule 130</P.WQ><P.WQ><AUTHOR.WQ PERSID="124785">Maria Grapini</AUTHOR.WQ><POL.GROUP GR="S&amp;D">(S&amp;D)</POL.GROUP></P.WQ></TI2><P.WQ><DATE.WQ DATE.DOC="20180625">(25 June 2018)</DATE.WQ></P.WQ></HEAD.Q><OBJ.Q OBJID="O-E-003473-18"><INT.OBJ.Q>Subject:</INT.OBJ.Q><TXT> Policy regarding allocation of structural funding for cross-border projects</TXT></OBJ.Q><CONTENTS CTNID="QC-E-003473-18"><P>Europe’s connectivity and the proper functioning of the internal market are two important objectives for the&#xa0;EU.</P><P>At present, there are still major problems in some EU Member States regarding national possibilities for improving connectivity in all aspects. The lack of good quality road and railway infrastructure is a serious obstacle to improving connectivity.</P><P>For the new multiannual financial framework, is the Commission considering a new policy regarding the allocation of structural funding for cross-border projects?</P></CONTENTS></QUESTION></AQE.QER>