About Us
The East of Scotland European Consortium (ESEC) is a local authority membership organisation with a political board which collaborates on a shared EU agenda as it affects and supports economic development in the area. ESEC’s agenda is mainly concentrated around EU policy developments and associated lobbying activity but also EU funding opportunities and strategic projects.
ESEC was established in 1991 to promote the interests of its local authority members and engage with European policy and funding issues on their behalf. ESEC is a non-statutory joint committee with political representations from 7 local authorities in central and eastern Scotland.
The ESEC audited accounts 2016/17 can be found here.
The ESEC annual report 2016/17 can be found here.
Latest News
FIFE COUNCIL URGES UK GOVERNMENT TO STAY IN INTERREG POST-BREXIT
ESEC members urge UK government to commit to Interreg post-Brexit
Further success for ESEC councils in EU funding awards
EU Interreg projects arrive in the East of Scotland
ESEC Brexit fact-finding programme to Brussels
MSPs debate future of LEADER, the EU rural development programme
ESEC joins campaign to #KeepErasmusPlus
East of Scotland’s €11m of Erasmus grants for schools, colleges, universities and even national football teams
ESEC attends EU Week of Regions and Cities
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The East of Scotland European Consortium (ESEC) is local authority membership organisation of seven members: Aberdeen City Council, Angus Council, Dundee City Council, Falkirk Council, Fife Council, Perth and Kinross Council, and Stirling Council.
