An article examined the prospects for the maintenance of a European 'capacity to act' by sub-state authorities in the United Kingdom, in the light of the coalition government's decision to disband the regional structure in England.
Source: Olivier Sykes and Alexander Lord, 'Whither a Europe of the (English) regions? Reflections on the prospects for the representation of English territorial interests in Europe', Local Economy, Volume 26 Number 6-7
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Nov
A briefing paper examined the changes and closures that had taken place to the machinery of regional government under the new coalition government since May 2010. The vast majority of the landscape of regional institutions would no longer exist by 1 April 2012, and very many of the related funding streams would also have been closed down.
Source: Mark Sandford, The Abolition of Regional Government, Standard Note SN/PC/05842, House of Commons Library
Links: Briefing paper
Date: 2011-Jun
A briefing paper examined the changes and closures that had taken place to the machinery of regional government that existed immediately prior to the General Election of May 2010.
Source: Mark Sandford, The Abolition of Regional Government, Standard Note SN/PC/05842, House of Commons Library
Links: Briefing paper
Date: 2011-Jan
A paper said that demographic change was an important issue for regional policy within the EU. Migration and ageing were producing 'place-based' challenges. But policy responses cut across sectors and administrative boundaries: consensus, definitional clarity, and policy co-ordination were all vital.
Source: Martin Ferry and Heidi Vironen, Dealing with Demographic Change: Regional policy responses, Research Paper 72, European Policies Research Centre
Links: Paper
Date: 2011-Jan
A paper examined ways in which territorial co-operation could contribute to greater cohesion within the European Union.
Source: Discussion Paper on the European Territorial Cooperation Objective, INTERACT
Links: Paper
Date: 2011-Jan