ABSTRACT
Gwynedd is a very rural area and contains some of the most rural districts in England and Wales. This chapter describes the organisational structure of the County Council to address European issues, and explains transnational cooperation between Gwynedd and other member states. It focuses on three main areas: the influence of Europe on development plans; the influence of Europe on development control issues; and the attraction of Structural Fund assistance. Gwynedd has been actively involved with a number of European schemes for transnational cooperation, including PACTE, Article 10 and INTERREG. The INTERREG Development Officer is located at the European Carrefour Centre at Anglesey County Council and the day-to-day manager has been the Assistant Director of Economic Development. The Welsh Office had overall responsibility for the implementation of the Rural Wales Objective 5b Single Programming Document. Transnational cooperation focused on the development of a Europe-wide network of areas affected by the closure of nuclear power stations.
