John Bachtler and Martin Ferry were invited speakers at an international conference on Cohesion Policy and Catching-up Regions which was held on 17-18 November in Lublin, Poland.
Organised under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, it provided a forum for discussion about marginalisation processes in the EU and their multidimensional territorial character, as well as the most effective support mechanisms for problem areas available within the framework of the EU Cohesion policy.
John's presentation looked at National interpretations of EU Cohesion Policy for the problem regions while Martin's contribution focused on the impact of demographic trends on processes of regional development.