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Regions reject linking EU funds to budget rules - 18 November 2010 - News

Local government leaders have spoken out against plans by the European Commission to suspend the payment of EU funds to countries that fail to rein in their national budget deficits and keep a lid on public debt levels. They claim that it is unfair to punish regions for decisions taken at national level.

EU-backed project lights up energy savings in England - 10 November 2010 - News

Looking for ways to reduce the amount of energy it uses for lighting streets and public spaces, the town of St Helens in North-West England decided to work with partners in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. This partnership provided the basis for a five-year project called BLISS, which is being supported by the EU.

Budapest Mayor: Cutting regional funds could harm EU social equality - 06 October 2010 - Interview

Any future cuts in EU regional funds could damage the ability of local and regional bodies to balance economic development with vital social and environmental changes, according to outgoing Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky.

Cutting EU funds could harm growth, says Budapest mayor - 06 October 2010 - News

Future cuts in EU regional funds could damage the ability of local and regional bodies to balance economic development with vital social and environmental changes, outgoing Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky told EurActiv in an interview.

Commissioners urge Barroso to streamline EU funds - 08 September 2010 - News

In a letter seen by EurActiv, four EU commissioners call on their president, José Manuel Barroso, to bring key EU funds under the same umbrella from 2014, in order to cut out overlap and ensure better strategic spending.

Make EU cross-border programmes more specific, says report - 01 September 2010 - News

A recent European Commission report pinpoints a number of weaknesses in one of the European regional funding programmes and calls for priorities to be more specific in future. EurActiv France reports.

Berlin's 'creative boom' finds backing from EU - 30 July 2010 - News

Although Germany's capital is short on big businesses, small enterprises are abundant, with creative industries in particular blossoming faster than in other cities. In Berlin, this creative boom is aided by a project which helps SMEs to deal with the bureaucratic procedure of obtaining EU regional funds. EurActiv Germany reports.

Mayor urges local commitment to ‘Europe 2020’ plan - 05 July 2010 - News

Local leaders must be given the freedom to create tailor-made solutions for making the 'Europe 2020' growth strategy work, but must likewise take more responsibility for doing so, Lodewijk Asscher, acting Mayor of Amsterdam, told EurActiv in an interview.

Amsterdam mayor: Cities can play their part in Europe 2020 plan - 05 July 2010 - Interview

Local leaders must be given the freedom to create tailor-made solutions for making the 'Europe 2020' growth strategy work, but must likewise take more responsibility for this task, Lodewijk Asscher, acting Mayor of Amsterdam, told EurActiv in an interview.

Experts: Regional policy 'can't do everything' - 20 April 2010 - News

A report evaluating European regional policy from 2000-2006 paints a generally positive picture, but experts said errors had been made and urged EU lawmakers to be realistic about what regional funds can and cannot achieve in future.

MEPs push for 'crisis access' to EU regional funds - 19 March 2010 - News

Lawmakers in the European Parliament's regional affairs committee voted yesterday (18 March) to simplify access to the EU's billions of regional funding, saying faster access is vital for tackling Europe's economic crisis. The new rules could be in place by the summer.

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