EVALUATION OF THE MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF COHESION POLICY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS OVER THE LONGER TERM IN 15 SELECTED REGIONS (FROM 1989-1993 PROGRAMMING PERIOD TO THE PRESENT) (2011.CE.16.B.AT.015) CASE STUDY Nord-Pas-de-Calais Georges Mercier and Estelle Floirac 18 July 2013 European Policies Research Centre University of Strathclyde Graham Hills Building 40 George Street Glasgow G1 1QE United Kingdom Tel: +44-141-548 3339 Fax: +44-141-548 4898 E-mail:
[email protected] [email protected] http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/eprc/ The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC01526 Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais PREFACE This report presents the case study for Nord-Pas-de-Calais as part of the study ‘Evaluation of the Main Achievements of Cohesion policy Programmes over the Longer Term in 15 Selected Regions (from 1989-1993 programme period to the present)’ which is being managed by the European Policies Research Centre and London School of Economics. The research was conducted between May and September 2012. This case study has been drafted by Dr Georges Mercier and Estelle Floirac. The authors are grateful to a considerable number of individuals in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais who participated in the study and provided valuable insights as well as assistance in tracking down other interviewees. The complete list of interviewees is listed in Annex IV at the end of the report. LSE i EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais LSE ii EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................