The purpose of this report is to promote a dialogue between community sector networks in different member states of the European Union on structural fund issues and policies at a time when the reform of the funds is under consideration. This research involved:
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Literature review on developments at European level relevant to this topic;
Survey to establish the community sector perspective on the Structural Funds and their future through national organisations in membership of EAPN in seven member states; -
Circulation of a working paper on the outcomes;
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Transnational workshop on the findings of the survey;
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Discussion of the research findings by a task force of the European Anti-Poverty Network;
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Production of a four-page supplement, the newsletter of the European Anti-Poverty Network (February 1998);
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and Research report (this document).
It is intended that as a result there will be an informed strand of the European civil dialogue able to make a contribution to the reform of the Structural Funds from a number of member states. It is intended that these issues be presented as a contribution to the European Social Policy Forum (June 1998).