£280m EU funding could be lost

Seven local authorities in Wales - Cardiff, Flintshire, Monmouthshire, Newport, Powys, Wrexham and the Vale of Glamorgan - launched an all-party campaign on the 20 September 2010 to fight for continued EU funding under the EU's Regional Competitiveness and Employment programme (RCE) after 2013.

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Jill Evans: Press Release, 7.10.10: MEP welcomes vote on funding http://www.jillevans.net/jill_evans_press_convergence_funding_101007.html

Blog: Hustles in Brussels, 7.10.10: Fight For Funds http://hustlesinbrussels.blogspot.com/2010/10/fight-for-funds.html

BBC News, 20.9.10: Councils in east Wales fight to retain EU cash http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11375339

Western Mail, 8.10.10: Not so much a Brussels demo as an official parade http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/10/08/not-so-much-a-brussels-demo-as-an-official-parade-91466-27427526/

WLGA: Press Release, 8.10.10: WLGA takes fight for EU funds to highest political level http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/media-centre/wlga-takes-fight-for-eu-funds-to-highest-political-level/

ESO: Background information: ‘Fight ahead to retain EU Funds’ warns WLGA http://www.europeansources.info/record/fight-ahead-to-retain-eu-funds-warns-wlga/

Western Mail, 7.10.10: President of East Wales takes battle to Brussels http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/10/07/president-of-east-wales-takes-battle-to-brussels-91466-27419224/

WLGA: Contact Europe, No.49, October 2010: WLGA takes fight for East Wales funding to Brussels http://www.wlga.gov.uk/uploads/publications/7510.pdf

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