What’s the secret to a successful new wine region? www.ft.com/content/877e...

Place-based funding and investment needed to put regions at forefront of AI deployment, demand local and regional leaders cor.europa.eu/en/news/plac...

Regions and cities call for increased investment to tackle transport poverty cor.europa.eu/en/news/regi...

Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How European funds shape local elections blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Future EU budget: local leaders and leading MEPs united in urging EU prime ministers to secure strong Cohesion Policy cor.europa.eu/en/news/futu...

Finnish govt decides on EU regional and structural policy reform for 2028–2034 as part of Partnership Fund valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877...

Regions and cities at the heart of EU policy: NAT commission debates opinions on the European budget after 2027 cor.europa.eu/en/news/regi...

Cohesion policy: the controversial revolution of the future EU budget www.balcanicaucaso.org/en/cp_articl...

Future EU budget: regions and cities put forward key improvements to the proposal on the table cor.europa.eu/en/news/futu...

Commission proposes EU Agenda for Cities to shape Europe’s urban future ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

Fifty years of EU investment helped reshape Scotland’s regions, says Strathclyde report www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...

Rural regions fight for the future of the EU funding programme LEADER europeannewsroom.com/rural-region...

Cohesion policy should be strong and accessible to all EU regions - summary of the Polish presidency of the EU Council www.gov.pl/web/funds-re...

In which EU regions are people at risk of poverty? ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...

Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What has Cohesion Policy ever done for us? New @eprc-eu.bsky.social report on 50 Years of Structural Funds in Scotland well worth a read. eprc-strath.org/publication/...

Yet more peanuts. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The EU & challenges in EU Eastern border regions ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

Slightly more peanuts. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Peanuts. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/w...

Extreme heat is driving up property prices in Spain’s cooler northern regions – new study theconversation.com/extreme-heat...

EU could admit new members by 2030, says its foreign policy chief www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Ursula Kicks EU Car Industry into Gear Making Affordable Small BEVs cleantechnica.com/2025/09/18/u...

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

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 www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Eu...

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: www.cer.eu/publications...

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 "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 sinnfein.ie/news/militar...

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

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...

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

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

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

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 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...

“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?” academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

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

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 www.socialeurope.eu/stability-or...

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

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