Regional Policy (Spicers European Policy Reports)

The European Community has committed itself to promoting 'economic and social cohesion' across its regions. Its expenditure - via the 'structural funds' - for these purposes is set to double by 1993. A key component of such expenditure is the European Regional Development Fund, which is receiving increasing attention from local and regional representatives and officials, as well as from companies considering where to locate their businesses. The integrated development operations of the EC involve important new initiatives at the local level. This volume explains how the ERDF operates and its relationship to other sources of funding from the EC. It offers comprehensive and up-to-date information, in a readily accessible format. Section II summarises the key EC policy documents involved, and Section III gives a full listing of all the relevant documents across a range of different aspects. HALF-TITLE......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8 FOREWORD......Page 9 THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: ITS ROLE, INSTITUTIONS, AND LEGISLATION......Page 14 EC Law......Page 17 SECTION I EC POLICY TOWARDS THE REGIONS......Page 19 A Community of Contrasts......Page 22 Regional Policy: Early Steps......Page 27 Defining the Regions of the European Community......Page 31 Regional Disparities within the Community......Page 34 Types of Region Within the EC......Page 42 European Regional Development Fund......Page 47 ERDF Fund Level......Page 48 ERDF Ranges (1986 Percentages)......Page 49 ERDF and the Reform of the Structural Funds......Page 52 Sectoral Policies and their Regional Impact......Page 61 The Regions and ‘1992’......Page 67 FURTHER READING......Page 73 SECTION II KEY DOCUMENTS ON REGIONAL POLICY......Page 74 Concentrating on Specific Objectives......Page 77 Adequate Financial Resources......Page 79 Complementarity, Partnership and Programming......Page 81 Simplification of Procedures and Improved Co-ordination......Page 82 Balance between Infrastructure and Productive Investment......Page 89 Development of Local Initiatives......Page 90 Guidance by Objective......Page 91 Regional Development at Community Level......Page 93 Steel Policy (RESIDER) COM(87) 388/2/Revision Final......Page 99 SECTION III OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS......Page 120 A. EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND......Page 121 B. DECLINING INDUSTRIAL AREAS......Page 126 C. LESS-FAVOURED AREAS......Page 128 D. OTHER REGIONAL POLICY AND PROGRAMMES......Page 132 E. GENERAL......Page 136 APPENDIX 1: COUNCIL REGULATIONS......Page 138 APPENDIX 2: INITIAL LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2......Page 198 APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY......Page 235

Where will your company be based? The European Community is committed to promotin "economic and social cohesion" across its regions. With the expertise of Regional Policy, you will be able to find the ideal base for your company in Europe.

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A straightforward, business-oriented report on current and anticipated European regional policy vis-a-vis commercial opportunity. A preliminary note describes the European Community. The first section introduces EC policy, actions, problems, and proposals. The second section highlights key policy documents, extensively summarizing each of them. The final section lists all relevant EC documents related to regional policy, with bibliographic details and brief notes as to their contents. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The European Community is committed to promoting `economic and social cohesion' across its regions. This guide explains how the European Regional Development Fund operates and its relationship to other sources of funding from the EC.