Investment for Regions (Special reports)

Special reports published by EurActiv between December 2014 and Feburary 2015.

+ Regions chief: ‘Use local nous to mobilise investment fund’
Committee of the Regions' President Michel Lebrun welcomes the EU's new investment fund plan, but calls on the expertise of local regions to be deployed to maximise its impact.

+ Juncker investment plan: project list imminent
European regions and sectors hoping to benefit from the new €315 billion Juncker investment plan will be named on a list set to be published shortly by a joint task force of the European Investment Bank and the Commission.

+ Regions warn Juncker plan could eat cohesion funds
Political representatives of Europe’s regions warned on 4 December 2014 that Juncker’s €315 billion investment plan could divert money away from the EU’s existing cohesion funds.

+ European Council mulls stability pact leniency
The European Council is mulling the idea of allowing member states to offset money designated for co-financing projects, using structural funds from their annual budgets under the stability and growth pact, EurActiv has learned.

+ Regional president confident of Juncker Plan flexibility
The Commission is prepared to consider flexibility for member states, in order to offset structural funds from their annual budgets under the Stability and Growth pact, where these are used to co-finance Juncker Plan projects, according to the new president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR).

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 02.12.14: Regions chief: ‘Use local nous to mobilise investment fund’ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/investment-regions/regions-chief-use-local-nous-mobilise-investment-fund-310516

EurActiv, 03.12.14: Juncker investment plan: project list imminent http://www.euractiv.com/sections/investment-regions/juncker-investment-plan-project-list-imminent-310519

ESO: Background information: Statement in the European Parliament plenary session on the €315 billion Investment Plan / EU launches Investment Offensive to boost jobs and growth http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-in-the-european-parliament-plenary-session-on-the-e315-billion-investment-plan-eu-launches-investment-offensive-to-boost-jobs-and-growth/

EurActiv, 05.12.14: Regions warn Juncker plan could eat cohesion funds http://www.euractiv.com/sections/investment-regions/regions-warn-juncker-plan-could-eat-cohesion-funds-310597

EurActiv, 13.02.15: European Council mulls stability pact leniency http://www.euractiv.com/sections/investment-regions/european-council-mulls-stability-pact-leniency-312086

EurActiv, 27.02.15: Regional president confident of Juncker Plan flexibility http://www.euractiv.com/sections/investment-regions/regional-president-confident-juncker-plan-flexibility-312471

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