ABSTRACT
Leicester is a provincial city in the East Midlands region of England. This chapter illustrates the European dimension of Leicester up to the period prior to local government reorganisation. It presents an overview of the organisational functions of the City Council, and considers the range of European initiatives the authority has been involved with, including funding programmes and networking. A European strategy was drafted, in partnership with Leicestershire Training and Enterprise Council, to inform and guide the work of the European office. This strategy takes a broad view of Europe; it is not concerned solely with finance issues but considers social, economic and environmental policy and practice issues. Leicester has been an active member of the Barcelona Partenalia network and this has helped facilitate bids under the Commission's Leonardo, PACTE and MEDURBS programmes. The council has also participated in the Know-how Fund programme.
