This study aims to address the 'territorial gap' in financial instruments research, looking at the spatial incidence of FIs, their added value and the extent to which different territorial features and governance mechanisms help or hinder the use of FI in regional development policy. It is being undertaken for ESPON by a consortium also comprising TU Delft in the Netherlands, Nordregio in Sweden and Red2Red Consultores in Spain.

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This study analyses ESIF financial instruments for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources and their implementation. The results suggest that, because implementation is highly context-dependent, transferability of lessons and good practice is limited. EE and RES FIs require specialist support and are constrained by operational programme lifecycles. More could be done to measure the impact of EE and RES FIs, though assessing the performance of both low carbon policies and financial instruments is highly challenging.

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Fiona Wishlade was a keynote speaker at the European Structural and Investment Fund journal conference in Zagreb, Croatia

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EPRC is seeking to appoint two Research Assistants or Research Associates to contribute to the comparative European policy research undertaken in the Centre.

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EPRC seeking to appoint a Reader/Professor in European Regional Development Policy.

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Fiona Wishlade was a speaker at a policymaker conference on State aid and infrastructure organised by the CGET at the Ecole Militaire in Paris.

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New EPRC contribution to the debate on the future of Cohesion policy and the implementation of Cohesion policy in the field of regional development

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Fiona Wishlade and Sara Davies were guests of the Ministry for Modernisation and Local Government in Norway where they led two workshops. The first on regional policy and the measurement of well-being and a second on the use of 'deals' or contracts in regional policy.

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In the context of the intensifying debate on the post-2020 EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), EPRC has published a paper on options for the future of EU Cohesion policy

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Postgraduates of EPRC were active participants at the European Week of Regions & Cities (formerly Open Days) held in Brussels on 10-17 October 2016.

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