In confidence
Financial forecast for Western Europe
All figures in £ million
Income
ODA agency
FCO agency
Other agency
Revenue
Government grants
Total
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
6
7
8
8
24
25
26
28
28
28
25
24
61
63
62
63
1993/94
Expenditure
Staff and running costs
Western Europe
28
28
28
28
Staff and running costs UK
14
15
14
15
British Council programmes Agency (rounded) Total
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
61
63
62
63
Table 3
7.14 The topmost priority in the region is the EC, and in particular activity in Germany, France, Spain and Italy. Greece retains a special importance because of its revenue-earning capacity, as does Turkey for the size of agency work available and its political significance.
7.15 The position in 1990/91 provides a solid base for the planning triennium. A total of £1.7 million additional funding was provided in 1989/90 to implement the plans for the region described in CP2. Achievements include:
⚫ the launch of Britain in Europe with 6 to 8 major arts events scheduled for each year and £0.34 million raised in sponsorship in the first year (£0.1 million from British business)
• new offices in the Irish Republic and Malta
• over 100 new scientific research projects with France and Germany with 125% matching funding
• business worth £0.25 million for British higher education institutes on £0.02 million investment in education promotion in Finland. Progress on new projects has advanced more slowly than forecast in Italy, where premises for new teaching operations were not secured until early 1990, and Turkey, where government changes retarded the ELT reform programme.
7.16 The Council will build on these achievements, particularly in the European Community. In 1990, the third EC Britain in Europe programme will begin, covering the humanities and social sciences. £0.25 million of new money will be allocated to this programme in
1990/91 to enable a high-profile launch that will attract partner funding; activity will be sustained with £0.1 million recurrent investment thereafter. Since 1989, the Council has provided a subscribing group of British higher education institutes with information about EC schemes and funding to assist their full participation in relevant EC programmes. The Council plans to enhance this service and establish an EC Liaison Office (ECLO) in Brussels by 1991/92, distinct from the Belgium Representation, to present the Council to the Commission, demonstrate its capacity for major project management and act as broker between the Commission, the British educational and professional constituencies and other Representations. The target will be to secure business for British institutions worth ten times ECLO's cost by 1993/94. The Council will allocate funds from within its existing budget to begin preliminary work in 1990/91. Recurrent funds will be sought from 1991/92, and also to finance a quality British input to the prestigious European Cities of Culture annual festival. Bilateral programmes with EC countries will be maintained but the Council intends that they should more actively take into account the impact and opportunities of the EC. Institutional interchange and collaboration, and arts, science, information and books programmes will increasingly have an additional multilateral focus and purpose. Perhaps most important, the continuing provision of English language services within the huge European market will add strength and breadth to the British programme.
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