Implications of Brexit for UK Regional Development Funding

The Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR), together with the Welsh Government and Cornwall Council are hosting an event to launch the CPMR’s latest analysis of the implications of Brexit to regional development funding in the UK.

In a recent interview, the UK Prime Minister reaffirmed that EU regional funds will be replaced “like for like.” The CPMR report provides projections based on the latest data of the amount of EU cohesion funding that would have received were it to have remained in the EU post-2020 and how those funds would have been earmarked between the UK’s Less Developed Regions, Transition Regions, and Most Developed Regions.

The launch event will be used to discuss the report and highlight how regions of the UK with devolved powers over regional development have used EU development funding to-date, looking at Wales, Liverpool City Region and Cornwall, which the UK Prime Minister affirmed will receive a “discreet fund” with the same “quantum” as under the EU programming.

Speakers will include:

• Julian German, Leader of Cornwall Council
• Nicholas Brookes, Executive Director, Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions
• David Tripp, Head of Brussels Office, Welsh Government
• Emily Kent, Head of Economy, Skills and Growth at Cornwall Council
• Pernille Kousgaard, Lead Officer, EU Policy & Brexit, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Ralph Bunche, Head of Cornwall Brussels Office, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +32 (0)2 612 1709.