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IDELE DG Employment research programme managed by ecorys produced a series of useful reports most of them written by Peter Lloyd and also Francesca Froy. They mostly date from 2004

IDELE thematic report series

Old industrial and mining areas: the added value of local employment development (Seminar 1: Lille, France)

http://www.uk.ecorys.com/idele/themes/oldindustrial/resources/idele_summary_report_oldindustrial.pdf

The Metropolitan City: seeking competitive advantage through local actions to integrate immigrants and minority groups (Seminar 2: Berlin, Germany) pdf, en, 137kb integration in metropolitan areas
Summary report pdf, en, 304kb

Remote Rural Areas: stimulating and managing new firm creation and entrepreneurship through local action (Seminar 3: Rovaniemi, Finland) pdf, en, 127kb

Summary report pdf, en, 314kb

Successful local milieux and the Lisbon process (Seminar 4: Cork, Ireland) pdf, en, 123kb

Summary report pdf, en, 285kb

Maximising employment potential: local approaches to lifelong learning (Seminar 5: Thessaloniki, Greece) pdf, en, 167kb

Summary report pdf, en, 292kb

Connecting the local: linking local employment and economic development into national and regional governance systems (Seminar 6: Faro, Portugal) pdf, en, 159kb

Summary report pdf, en, 297kb

Funding the long term: mainstreaming and sustainable finance for local employment development (Seminar 7: Nice, France) pdf, en, 150kb

Summary report pdf, en, 354kb

Cross-border and transnational cooperation for local employment development (Seminar 8: Copenhagen, Denmark) pdf, en, 193kb

Summary report pdf, en, 315kb

New Round of Structural and Cohesion Funds: Bringing the Local into Play in the Context of Convergence (Seminar 9: Budapest, Hungary) pdf, en, 226kb

Fresh approaches to employment activation and sustainable communities: Lessons for the Competitiveness and Employment Regions (Seminar 10: Bologna, Italy) pdf, en, 200kb

Sustainable rural communities: local approaches to job generation and learning and skills development (Seminar 11: Santiago, Spain) pdf, en, 560kb

Local and the European Employment Strategy: Lessons from IDELE (Seminar 12: Brussels, Belgium) pdf, en, 62kb

IDELE summary reports

Summary report: Year 1

This report sets out the IDELE Conceptual Framework and describes the activities undertaken and lessons emerging in Year 1 (2003–04) pdf, en, 172kb, pdf, fr, 206kb

Summary report: Year 2

This report describes activities undertaken and lessons emerging in Year 2 (2004–06) pdf, en, 168kb, pdf, fr, 262kb

Practical Handbook on Developing Local Employment Strategies

In November 2001, the European Commission adopted a Communication COM (2001) 629 on the local dimension of the European Employment Strategy (EES), suggesting ways to help local actors play their full part in the EES, in cooperation with national authorities and Community institutions. A particular focus for the Commission has been to play a supportive role, and in line with that strategy the Commission has now published a series of handbooks for local actors. They provide a practical tool indicating the best approaches for designing, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating successful local employment development strategies and activities. The key principles are presented, documented with examples and a list of useful contacts.

ECOTEC developed 16 handbooks for the European Commission—one for each of the 15 Member States that were EU members prior to May 2004, and a general one for New Member States and Candidate Countries. Each handbook has a common first part, followed by country-specific chapters. Each handbook is available in the country’s original language and in English.

Practical Handbook on Developing Local Employment Strategies

Developing Local Employment Strategies for each of the twelve new Member States.

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