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Consultation on the future of Structural Funds

In March the Government launched a national consultation on the future of European Structural Funds. The paper puts forward a proposal for how regional economic spending should be focused after 2006, when the current Structural Fund programming period ends and Europe has enlarged.

It suggests that in the future, regional economic spending should be channelled through domestic funding rather than through a central European pot. EU member states would still sign up to a European Framework of economic objectives, to promote more and better jobs and sustainable economic development.

Government Office for London and the London Development Agency are working together to facilitate the consultation in London. The LDA will be co-ordinating a London response although people can also respond direct to the DTI. The consultation closes on 4 July.

The Refugees into Jobs article in this newsletter demonstrates the significant impact Structural Funds can have on people’s lives and the wider community.

Further Information

The Paper can be found on the Department for Trade and Industry’s website at http://www.dti.gov.uk/europe/consultation.pdf.

For more information about Structural Funds in London please see the European Structural Fund pages on this site or contact Elmaz Kirecci at ekirecci.gol@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk