1. LES MÉTROPOLES EN EUROPE – quelles perspectives? Les forces motrices dans les mega-régions Quelques questions et réflexions Jeremy Smith Advocacy International Ltd

2. Diminishing economic fruit harvest?

3. What future for EU bananas and grapes?

4. Oops, here’s the right one

5. Economies of Mega-regions What are the drivers of our economic activity and growth? Mainly Endogenous or Exogenous? Supply-side or demand-side?

6. Impact of financial and economic crisis (1) EU and national austerity programmes Combined effects Impact of sovereign debt problems Future of Euro

7. Impact of financial and economic crisis (2) Renationalisation? Enhanced national government controls over regional finances Less autonomy for regional and local governments? More regulation of financial flows?

8. Demographic flows German and Italian population going down French and British population going up What differential regional impacts?

9. Vers un Verdissement? Car-bon? Car-mauvais? Energie? Green new deal?

10. The future of Europe’s mega-regions Case 1 Influencing the context for even faster flows in an ultra-globalised economy

11. The future of Europe’s mega-regions Case 2 Influencing and managing controlled flows in a more regulated semi-globalisation

12. The future of Europe’s mega-regions Case 3 Managing a return to European, national and local economies