CoesioNet is glad to inform that Mr Crevoisier and Mr Theurillat, researchers at Neuchâtel University, have recently published a working paper on "Les territoire de l'industrie financière: quelles suites à la crise de 2008-2009?".

Several books on services of general interest have been published in 2011:

• - Pierre Bauby, senior researcher at RAP and responsible for the CoesioNet working group on “Services of General Interest and Cohesion” has just published two books in French on the issue. See read more
• - Marjorie Jouen, Committee of the Regions and Notre Europe published “La Politique Européenne de Cohésion” in French, La Documentation française
• - Erika Szyszczak (and al.), Leicester University published "Developments in Services of General Interest", Den Haag, TMC Asser Press-Springer
• - Stéphane Rodrigues, Nicolas Pesaresi, Bertrand Carsin, Erika Szyszczak, Proinsias De Rossa, Valérie Guigue-Koeppen, Koen Lenaerts, Elena-Loredana Puiu, Jose A. Gutierrez-Fons published in French "Vers un nouveau droit européen des services d’intérêt (économique) général ?", Concurrences, N° 4-2011, n°39642

The Regional Studies Association (RSA) Research Network on “Effectiveness,
Added Value and Future of EU Cohesion Policy” invites contributions to its
Third Workshop: “EU Cohesion policy at the crossroads: budget reform,
geographical allocations and the performance turn in the 2014-2020 period.”
The workshop will take place on 10-11 December 2012 at the European Policies
Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

The workshop invites theoretical and empirical contributions which focus on
the following themes:

1.      The negotiation of the EU budget and the role of the EU as a
budgetary authority;

2.      The geographical allocation of Structural and Cohesion Funds
resources;

3.      The performance turn in EU Cohesion policy.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 October 2012.
 

Regional Studies Association launches a new call for paper on cohesion policy for its Tampere conference in May 2013.