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London, through its London Councils European Service, has established itself in the most effective way by bringing local level expertise to the attention of European policy makers 
Rudolf Niessler, former Head of Unit for Urban Actions, DG Regional Policy, European Commission
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The European Learning Network (LNet) final report - November 2006
How can city managers promote enterprise to bring prosperity to deprived neighbourhoods? What tools do they need to do it successfully? And what can cities learn from working together?
The high-profile LNet project is a Europe-wide network sharing first-hand experience among city managers, regeneration practitioners and policy makers. The Network has been working for two years and the final report is the culmination of this work.
The LNet Manual is a practical guide for promoting enterprise in deprived urban areas. The advice contained in the guide is based on the best practice experiences of policy makers and practitioners across the European Union.
The Manual is aimed at policy makers and practitioners who are looking for ways of promoting regeneration and renewal in deprived urban areas.
To enter the Manual, click here
Report on the London ESF Global Grants Fast Forward Grants Programme 2005-06
In 2005 over 110 local community, voluntary, or non-governmental groups
in 31 London boroughs received over £1.2 million in grants from the
Fast Forward Grants programme. Grants are awarded annually by the London ESF
Global Grants Programme, managed by GLE, for projects that help the most disadvantaged
unemployed people to move towards employment, developing skills and confidence
for the next steps into jobs or training.
This report provides a brief description of all funded projects and considers
how effective the programme has been in achieving its objectives. It also
seeks to identify strengths and weaknesses in the approach taken to Global
Grants in London.
Report on the London Living Learning Grants Programme 2004-06
This report provides a brief description of all funded projects and considers
how effective the programme has been in achieving its objectives. It also
seeks to identify strengths and weaknesses in the approach taken to Global
Grants in London.
Local Strategic Partnerships - December 2005
This research explores the reasons behind London's Neighbourhood
Renewal Funded borough's apparent struggle to increase employment levels in
their areas, in the context of the overall prosperity of the city.
Building sustainable communities - December 2005
This study focuses on a transnational analysis of the impact of population
mobility and diversitification on service provision by local authorities in
large urban areas. The aim of the research is to improve understanding of
the patterns of mobility in three large EU cities and analyse the implications
of residential turnover for the effectiveness and responsiveness of services
provided at local level.
Report on the London ESF Global Grants Programme Fast Forward Grants 2004-05
This report provides a brief description of all funded projects and considers
how effective the programme has been in achieving its objectives. It also
seeks to identify strengths and weaknesses in the approach taken to Global
Grants in London.
Capital Cities - September 2004
This study follows on from the EU Capital Cities Study 2003, which provided
an overview of the capitals of the EU15. Following the recent enlargement,
bringing the EU to 25 members, this study focuses on the ten new capital cities. The report aims to provide a general overview of these capital cities and to promote the understanding of structures and
competences at the various sub-national levels, which is essential to productive
partnership working.
Turning neighbourhoods around: making a difference with Neighbourhood Renewal Funding - June 2004
This report presents findings from a study
which examined the impact to date of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, assessing
its effectiveness and the benefits being generated for the most deprived communities
in England.
Report on the London ESF Global Grants Programme Fast Forward Grants 2002-03 - April 2004
In 2003 over 300 local community, voluntary, or non-governmental groups
in 31 London boroughs received over £2.7million in grants from the
Fast Forward Grants programme. Grants are awarded annually by the London ESF
Global Grants Programme, managed by GLE, for projects that help the most disadvantaged
unemployed people to move towards employment, developing skills and confidence
for the next steps into jobs or training.
This report provides a brief description of all funded projects and considers
how effective the programme has been in achieving its objectives. It also
seeks to identify strengths and weaknesses in the approach taken to Global
Grants in London.
The impact of European funding in London - March 2004
The funds that London has received from Europe have significantly helped
us tackle the issues of supporting economic regeneration, development and
training to enable Londoners to access jobs.
This publication is intended to give you an insight into some of the exciting
and innovative projects that the Structural Funds have helped deliver in London.
Building your Future - March 2004
London has an ambitious building programme, however serious shortages of labour and skills in the sector are threatening high targets. There is a need to retain workers and to search for new sources of
talent. One such source is women who represent half the employable population,
but less than 1% of the manual workforce. What stops them being involved?
This report examines the barriers to women entering the construction industry
and possible actions for London.
Making childcare work in London: creating sustainable services for children and families - January 2004
The sustained and affordable provision of childcare is a crucial issue, especially
in London. Providers of services face challenges in finding premises, in funding
and cash flow and in recruiting and retaining staff. This report examines these issues and makes recommendations for tackling them
in London.
London’s perspective: the Future of EU Regional Policy – July 2003
Despite London’s international status and formidable wealth generating
capacity, the scale of deprivation in the UK capital still represents an awesome
challenge. London has thousands of citizens
living in severe poverty with no access to the prosperity and opportunities
around them. This report illustrates these issues and the role of EU Structural
Funds in helping to tackle them.
Local Strategic Partnerships and Neighbourhood renewal in London – May 2003
This report is based on several months’ research into the development
of LSPs and neighbourhood renewal in London. Through interviews, focus groups,
desk research and analysis the report paints a picture of the challenges facing
LSPs, the issues that need to be addressed and the achievements so far.
Developing new approaches to the measurement of deprivation - May 2003
This report outlines research undertaken
by the ALG and GLE. It
explores the possibility of developing new approaches to the measurement of
deprivation to make the system fairer. The report also provides background
information on the Index of Multiple Deprivation and summarises the ALG’s formal response to the
2003 Government review
Global Grants Conference Report - March 2003
Small community organisations can find European funding difficult to access:
administrative and management arrangements can be demanding and difficult
for small groups to deal with – yet these are often the organisations
best placed to support difficult to reach and excluded people.
This reports on GLE’s Global Grants conference, organised to allow intermediary
bodies, projects who have gained global grants funding, government offices,
local authorities and the voluntary sector to look at the ways in which these
programmes have developed, at their successes and weaknesses and at progress
so far
EU Capital Cities – February 2003
This report, jointly published by the ALG and GLE, is a study of the administrative
and political structures in the capital cities of the EU.
The aims of the project are to provide an overview of the capital cities
of 15 EU Member States and to promote the understanding of structures
and competences in cities.
Regenerating London: Faith communities and social action - October 2002
Faith organisations run an estimated 7,000 projects in London affecting 390,000
Londoners every year. These projects cover a wide range of activities including,
shelter and food for the homeless, support networks for the elderly, education
and training, and support for the arts. This report highlights, for the first time, the substantial
contribution made by faith communities to regeneration in London.
The London Study 2000
The London Study is the first step to achieving a competitive and sustainable
future for London. Its purpose is to help set London on the path to sustainable
development over the next twenty years.