1. Adrian Colwell Visiting Senior Research Fellow November 2007

2. EU27Scotland

3. 2003 Coalition Government 2007 Minority Government 2003 Partnership Agreement: Themes  Growing Scotland’s Economy  Excellent Public Services  Stronger, Safer Communities  Confident, Democratic Scotland  Extensive commitments  Big legislative programme 2007 Programme for Government:Objectives  Wealthier and fairer  Healthier  Safer and stronger  Smarter  Greener  Focused commitments  Small legislative programme, emphasis on non legislative measures – 11 Bills Sep’07

4.  Smaller Government & smaller Scottish Cabinet – 6 full members, FM & 5 Cabinet Secretaries  Dep FM & CS Health & Wellbeing  CS Finance & Sustainable Growth  CS Education & Lifelong Learning  CS Justice  CS Rural Affairs & Environment  More joined up politically with larger Directorates  Consultation Papers – Housing / Economy  Spending Review 2007

5.  Work with UK government to increase Scotland’s role in Devolved areas –lead in fishery negotiations.  Seek creation of EU Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Research Centre in Scotland  Energy collaboration via a north sea grid  Improve direct contacts with the Commission  Closer relations with other parliaments  Reform Parliamentary scrutiny of EU legislative proposals  Enhance procedures for implementing EU legislation & post-implementation monitoring

6. With Scotland receiving reduced funding from the EU does the EU continue to matter?

7. The European Union  Faces globalisation  Economic challenge from USA, China & SE Asia How does the EU27 remain  Competitive?  create jobs?  support sustainable growth & development?

8.  The Lisbon agenda for jobs & growth  The goals for environmental sustainability set in Gothenburg  The principles of effective governance agreed in Warsaw

9. The EU has:  27 Member States  Internal market - 493 million citizens  economic and social disparities between countries & 268 regions  one region in four GDP per inhabitant under 75% of the average of the EU27

11.  Improve the attractiveness of regions & cities  Encourage innovation, entrepreneurship & growth of the knowledge economy  Create more & better jobs

12. Key Questions:  How to address the social impact of migration across EU  How best to tackle social deprivation & its economic impact  How to minimise crime  How best to secure the energy efficiency design of buildings & waste minimisation

13. The ability to :  use financial innovation techniques  build in environmental management & waste minimisation techniques  design regeneration approaches to secure sustainable growth & reduce pollution  tackle land remediation  effectively consult & engage the community

14.  Bristol Accord (Dec 2005)  Leipzig Charter (May 2007)

15.  Create high quality public spaces  Modernise infrastructure networks & improve energy efficiency  Proactive innovation & educational policies  Consider deprived neighbourhoods in context of whole city  Upgrade the physical environment  Strengthen local economy & local labour market policy  Education & training policies for children & young people  Promote efficient & affordable urban transport

16.  Demographics & an ageing Europe.  Climate Change impact on land use & securing sustainable economic growth.  Security of energy supply.  Maintaining the value of assets.  Addressing the spatial impacts of growth.

22.  Examine economic and physical development  Develop EU skills of politicians, senior policy makers and practitioners  Learn from EU practice as well as policy by building policy links  Need a forum for regular dialogue with key EU & EC officials  Need a forum for debate on EU trends affecting Scotland

23. ‘An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come’ - Victor Hugo