Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services

A report providing the Committee with an update on the development of European Policy and funding issues under the current 2014-2020 European programming period was considered.

Decision

The Committee -

1.    Noted the content of the report.

2.    Congratulated the European Team on their success in securing significant European funding and noted in particular that for every £1 of Argyll and Bute Council Salary Costs (excluding on-costs) for core European Team staff, £87.29 of European funding (including LEADER) was levered into the local economy between 2007 and 2013.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services dated November 2015, submitted)