The latest from the Scottish Government web site:
A European cash injection of more than £34 million will be invested in programmes to develop Scotland's workforce and safeguard and create jobs.
Funding of £18 million will go towards 43 projects in the Highlands and Islands area which will provide more than 5,000 individuals with help and support to enter employment.
The allocations of European funding for projects in the Highlands and Islands are:
* Argyll & Bute - £200,000 from the European Regional Development Fund
* Highland - £1,280,000 from the European Social Fund and £2,441,000 European Regional Development Fund
* Moray - £287,000 from the European Social Fund and £53,000 European Regional Development Fund
* Orkney - £3.7 million from the European Social Fund and £176,000 European Regional Development Fund
* Shetland £2.7 million from the European Social Fund
* Eilean Siar (Western Isles) - £3.7 million from the European Social Fund and £1.1 million European Regional Development Fund
The funding will be used to assist Community Planning Partnerships (CPPS) ongoing work to support employability in their areas.
Convener of The Highland Council Councillor Sandy Park said:
"These latest approvals will greatly enhance the capacity of Highland based organisations to assist some of the region's most deprived and excluded communities to access support services and employment."
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Argyll and Bute council have produced a fairly straightforward description of this type of EU funding to access this click here
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