Adrian ColwellVisiting Senior Research Fellow

November 2007

EU27 Scotland

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:Objective

s Wealthier and fairer Healthier Safer and stronger Smarter Greener Focused commitments Small legislative programme,

emphasis on non legislative measures – 11 Bills Sep’07

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

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

With Scotland receiving reduced funding from the

EU does the EU continue tomatter?

The European Union Faces globalisation Economic challenge from USA, China & SE

Asia

How does the EU27 remain Competitive? create jobs? support sustainable growth &

development?

The Lisbon agenda for jobs & growth

The goals for environmental sustainability set in Gothenburg

The principles of effective governance agreed in Warsaw

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

Improve the attractiveness of regions & cities

Encourage innovation, entrepreneurship & growth of the knowledge economy

Create more & better jobs

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

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

Bristol Accord (Dec 2005)

Leipzig Charter (May 2007)

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

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.

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

‘An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come’

- Victor Hugo