Panorama Magazine | Number 55 (Winter 2015)

Delivering the EU's investment policy

Summary:

The winter 2015 edition of Panorama's lead article details Regional Policy's contribution to the EU's main priorities for 2014-2020. Infographics, project examples and an interview with Commissioner Corina Creţu explain how ESI funds help in a wide range of areas from jobs to research to migration.

In a series of interviews with regional authorities they speak to Jane Hutt, Wales' Finance and Government Business Minister, and Tomislav Donchev, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, about the contribution of EU funds to strengthening their economies. Elsewhere they review the winners of this year's RegioStars awards and the top three entries in their Europe In My Region photo competition, profile the work of the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN),  explain the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), and take a look at how EU funds are helping Europe respond to the migration crisis. Our In Your Own Words section features contributions from Poland, Denmark, Finland and the Czech Republic.

You will also find the usual selection of news items and featured projects from across the EU.

Contents:

• New commission communication showcases key benefits of 2014-2020 investment programmes
• Investment plan for Europe and the ESI funds
• Overcoming Europe's strategic investment gap
• Europe in my region - photo competition 2015
• EU urban agenda
• Migration crisis and the European response
• ESI fund programmes and the European semester
• 2015 Regiostars awards ceremony
• Bulgaria: steady growth leaves economic crisis behind
• Wales: Driving growth and jobs through cohesion policy
• ERRIN - Promoting regional voices in European research and innovation
• Interreg at 25
• In your own words
• Study on the 'geography of expenditure'
• News in brief
• Projects

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