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KONVER II - Fostering of Conversion by the European Union

by Jörn Brömmelhörster

Contents

Introduction

Conversion in the European Union

  • Job Losses in the Military Sector

European Union Support Measures

  • Basic Principles of Support Measures
  • PERIFRA I and II
  • KONVER I

The KONVER II Program

  • The Guidelines for the KONVER II Program
  • Methodological Problems in Selecting the Regions Eligible for Support
  • Procedure to Determine Regions Eligible for Support
    The BICC approach
    Decisions on and differentiation of areas eligible for support
    Distribution of funds
    Differentiation of areas eligible for support and decision on level of support

Comparing KONVER II

  • Three Regional Case Studies
    The United Kingdom
    The Netherlands
    Thuringia (Germany)

Assessment of the Community Initiative

  • Lessons Learnt from KONVER II and Perspectives

References