John Bachtler has made presentations of EPRC research on EU Cohesion policy to parliamentary committees at Westminster and Holyrood.
On 29 January, he gave evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee (Sub-Committee A) Inquiry into the Future of European Structural Funds, focusing on the effectiveness of EU Cohesion policy and proposals for reform after 2013.
This was followed by an appearance, on 5 February, before the Scottish Parliament European & External Relations Committee on the subject of the EU Budget Review; this covered the structure of the EU budget, the implications for Scotland and the options for parliamentary engagement. Taken together with the presentation to the European Parliament in November 2007, EPRC research on Cohesion policy has now been publicised to parliaments at European, UK and Scotland levels over the past four months.