Regional Whispers

Ursula Kicks EU Car Industry into Gear Making Affordable Small BEVs - CleanTechnica Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the European Union speech Wednesday 09/10/2025. It is not a main event like the simila...

Ursula Kicks EU Car Industry into Gear Making Affordable Small BEVs

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The European Union looks North - PubAffairs Bruxelles Recent geopolitical developments – from Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine to US President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward NATO – are fueling support for EU accession in Greenland, Iceland, and No...

The European Union looks North www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

EU's updated cohesion policy to focus more on defence, energy - EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics The EU has agreed updates to EU cohesion policy, to reallocate funds towards new strategic priorities, such as defence and energy transition.

EU’s updated cohesion policy to focus more on defence, energy www.eubusiness.com/finance/eu-c...

Implementation Dialogue on EU funding and regional competitiveness ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

Cohesion policy: the controversial revolution of the future EU budget Cohesion funds have also been incorporated into the new national and regional partnership plans envisaged in the proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, which ties the disbursement...

Cohesion policy: the controversial revolution of the future EU budget www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Eu...

Urban-rural Europe - demographic developments in rural regions and areas description

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John on how to recalibrate the EUs dysfunctional cohesion policy.

Our paper - a love song to the incredible potential of Europe’s second tier cities as a growth engine in the services economy - is here:

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1/4 🔍 New Blog "Is the permacrisis transforming EU cohesion policy goals?" explores how crisis response has accelerated "hyper-Lisbonisation" - potentially undermining territorial development objectives! bit.ly/42ErEtb @fmolica.bsky.social @alederenzis.bsky.social @bourdinseb.bsky.social

Militarisation of EU's Cohesion Policy ‘a new low’ - Kathleen Funchion MEP - Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Ireland South MEP, Kathleen Funchion, has strongly criticised the European Parliament’s support for allowing EU structural funds to be used for military purposes. Speaking following today’s ...

Militarisation of EU’s Cohesion Policy ‘a new low’ – Kathleen Funchion MEP

"The same EU funds that once helped build roads and create jobs in the Ireland we grew up in are now being repurposed to support military industries and infrastructures"

#SpéirGorm #IrishPol #EU

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PES ministers: A secure and competitive Europe requires upwards social convergence across European regions and cities. – The Party of European Socialists PES ministers convened in preparation for the informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters taking place next week. The...

As progressives, cohesion policy means having a more secure and competitive Europe, ensuring upwards social convergence across European regions and cities.

Read more: pes.eu/pes/pes-mini... @marcosros.bsky.social @pes-cor.bsky.social

UK and EU agree Brexit reset trade deal as Sir Keir Starmer declares 'Britain is back' Talks are continuing on a youth mobility scheme to allow people aged 18-30 in the UK and the EU to move freely between countries for a limited period.

One small step for the EU, one giant leap for the UK? news.sky.com/story/uk-and...

5th Report on EU Macro-Regional Strategies ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

Give us more money, Commission tells EU countries - Euractiv For the next EU long-term budget, “the status quo is not an option,” the EU executive wrote.

European Commission: New revenue streams “matter of urgency” www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

UK-EU summit live: 'Breakthrough' in EU-UK talks, says government, as Starmer hosts summit in London Stumbling blocks to a new UK-EU deal, mostly concerning fishing rights, were solved on Sunday night, sources tell the BBC.

Late breakthrough in UK/EU talks, reportedly - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Brexit reset deal dealt major blow as talks hit by row over fishing and tuition fees With the Brexit reset deal due to be unveiled at a summit in London on Monday, the talks have hit late problems with issues raised by EU member states

Quelle surprise. Brexit reset deal hit by row over fishing rights and student tuition fees www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Brexit-related costs leave UK cancer patients, research in jeopardy: report It’s been five years since the U.K.’s breakup with the European Union, and the impacts of extra red tape and rising costs have left cancer patients across the U.K. | Extra costs and red tape from the ...

Brexit has “damaged the practical ability” of doctors to offer life-saving new drugs to U.K. patients www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/brex...

‘Adapt, but don’t divert’, cohesion policy critics fear defence stealth funding - Euractiv The Commission is proposing five new cohesion policy areas, including defence. Critics argue that traditional territorial cohesion priorities now face the risk of a generational policy pivot.

‘Adapt, but don’t divert’, cohesion policy critics fear defence stealth funding www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

I was delighted to be nominated for this award at @uk.theconversation.com. Thanks to my editor Luke Salkeld for nominating me 👇🏼 @alijonesuk.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Prof Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social on his well deserved nomination for the Sir Paul Curran Award for academic journalism by @uk.theconversation.com. 38 articles bringing analysis and insight to economic events for over a decade 👏 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

“Was research, teaching and innovation really performed worse previously when we didn't have so many administrative burdens? Have we become more or less efficient at doing what we are really supposed to do—our core mission—in modern universities?”
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Von der Leyen’s 'Rearm Europe' plan and the holes in it - Euractiv The spectre of the US withdrawing from Europe and reviewing its defence position has shaken the Old Continent.

Von der Leyen’s ‘Rearm Europe’ plan and the holes in it www.euractiv.com/section/defe...

Modernising cohesion policy for a stronger, more resilient EU Cohesion policy has long been a pillar of European integration, promoting economic, social and geographical unity across the EU. As the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) takes shape, it is essential to modernise cohesion policy to increase efficiency, sustainability and responsiveness to new challenges.

On the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF28+) www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...

Call for Papers on ‘The re-emergence of industrial strategy’ Contemporary Social Science think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

How Europe’s fiscal rules are strangling growth The 2024 Stability and Growth Pact reforms entrench austerity and stifle investment.

How Europe’s fiscal rules are strangling growth www.socialeurope.eu/stability-or...

Brewers to EU: When all else fails, try beer New Brussels beverage featuring Ukrainian hops aims to promote European unity and multiculturalism.

Cheers! Brewers to EU: When all else fails, try beer. www.politico.eu/article/brus...

Eurozone activity stagnates as price pressures prove sticky Inflation in dominant services sector ‘definitely’ not under control, survey data shows, adding to pressure on ECB

Eurozone economic activity stagnates, while some measures of inflation are back to levels last seen two years ago www.ft.com/content/10b1...

Great to see RSA Europe is still alive (are you?), & not just re-posting RSA stuff.

Regional & local leaders opposed attempt to centralise future EU Cohesion Policy, & call for a post-2027 EU budget that enables territories to fight inequalities + address new emergencies. cor.europa.eu/en/news/regi...

Kata TÜTTŐ - new President of the European Committee of the Regions cor.europa.eu/en/news/hung...

Euro zone industry shrinks faster than feared in December The sector's two-year recession is far from over even if some sentiment and order figures have pointed to bottoming out.

Euro zone industry shrinks faster than feared in December www.reuters.com/markets/euro...