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European Commission DG Regional Policy - The Directorate General responsible for Regional Policies.
Europa Portal: Regional policy - Links to policy overview, relevant laws, policy implementation and sources of information.
European Regions Knowledge Innovation Network (ERIK) - Innovative Actions Network of European Regions for managing policies in the field of knowledge- and technological innovation-based regional economies.
European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) - Programme for applied research in the field of territorial development, focused on territorial trends, the impact of EU policies on European regions, and policy development related to territorial cooperation and cohesion.
Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA) - Funds for applicant countries to the EU, to be divided evenly between environmental and transport infrastructure projects.
Innovating Regions in Europe - RITTS-RIS Network: Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Strategies (RITTS) and Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS).
CORDIS Regional Service - Background and resources on the Regional Research and Innovation Service from the European Commission.
Interreg Atlantic Area - Information and documents on the programme for regional development and cohesion covering the European regions belonging to the five states (Spain, France, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom) forming the Atlantic rim of the EU.
Background Briefings - Structural funds - Short summary from the European Commission's office in London.
Spatial Development Principles - Pre-publication source for upcoming CoE/EU 'spatial plan' for Europe.

Wikipedia Articles

Regional policy of the European Union - The Regional policy of the European Union (EU) is a policy with the stated aim of improving the economic well-being of certain regions in the EU. Around one third of the EU's budget is devoted to this policy, the aim of which has been stated to be to ...
Regional integration - Regional integration is a process in which states enter into a supranational regional organisation in order to increase regional cooperation and diffuse regional tensions. Past efforts at regional integration have often focused on removing barriers to free trade in the region, increasing the free movement of people, labour, goods, and capital across national borders, reducing the possibility of regional armed ...
Regional policy - Regional policy is the means by which governments and international organisations seek to reduce spatial disparities in economic well being. It sets the framework for regional planning.
European Commissioner for Regional Policy - The European Commissioner for Regional Policy is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Danuta Hübner (independent).
Directorate-General for Regional Policy (European Commission) - The Directorate-General for Regional Policy is a Directorate-General of the European Commission.