Article: North Wales leads the way; Convergence North Wales is set to receive a new round of massive investment involving millions of pounds. Here, DR BRIAN GIBBONS, Minister for Economy and Transport for the Welsh Assembly Government, looks forward to the future transformation.(News)

Byline: DR BRIAN GIBBONS

NORTH west Wales is set for an exciting period of advance with the help of a new round of European Structural Funds 2007-2013.

The new Convergence programmes will help continue West Wales and Valleys' transformation into a sustainable, competitive and innovative region in which people will prosper.

Through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), the Convergence programme will invest in creating jobs and economic growth.

The European Commission has already agreed to our plans for ERDF. In fact Wales is one of the first nations to win the European Commission's acceptance ...

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