Against strong international competition, EPRC has been awarded a European Commission contract worth almost €1 million to study the implementation of European regional policy (Structural Funds) across the EU.
Under one of the largest research contracts ever awarded by the Commission's Directorate-General for Regional Policy, the research will involve examining the efficiency, sustainability and added value of EU funding during the 2000-06 period.
Led by Professor John Bachtler and Laura Polverari, the research team will involve almost 40 researchers in 22 countries and run over an 18-month period. The output of the research is intended to inform the wide-ranging review of the EU budget and the reform of EU regional policy after 2012.