The presentation of the draft study took place on 14 April 2026. The authors examined two 2028-2034 Commission MFF proposals: the ‘NRP Fund’ and the ‘ERDF, Interreg and Cohesion Fund’. They analysed how the changes to flexibility, predictability, simplification, and thematic concentration would affect Cohesion Policy programming and implementation, particularly Read more…
Publication: March 2026 Download the study: English Download the supporting annexes: English At a glance note: English Authors: Stefan APOSTOL, Anastasia KUBLASHVILI & Rusne NAUJOKAITYTE (PPMI, part of the Verian Group) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Strengthening the European Union’s capacity to develop, scale and retain critical technologies has become a central policy Read more…
The European Parliament´s Directorate-General for Cohesion, Agriculture and Social Policies would like to draw your attention to the ex ante publicity of the following call for tender “The Impact of the War in Ukraine on EU Border Regions: Socio-economic, Infrastructure and Cohesion Policy Implications”. DescriptionDeliver and present a study for Members Read more…
The presentation of the study “Navigating the European Commission’s MFF Proposal for 2028-2034. Mapping Risks and Opportunities for Cohesion Policy and Regional Development” took place on 17 March 2026 and focused on the following topics: The authors outlined how the draft National Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP) Regulation (as proposed by the Read more…
Publication: March 2026 Download: English Executive summary: DE – EN – ES – FR – IT At a glance note: English Author: Eulalia RUBIO (Jacques Delors Institute), Cinzia ALCIDI, (Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Commission’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034 proposes merging all EU shared-management funds Read more…
The presentation of the study Improving Essential Services in the EU regions: The role of Cohesion Policy took place on 25 February 2026 and focused on the following topics: Demographic change, territorial disparities, and implications for essential services EU support to essential services in remote and shrinking regions Barriers and Read more…
Publication:January 2026 Download: English Executive summary: DE – EN – ES – FR – IT – RO – PL At a glance note: English Author: Arndt MÜNCH, Sabrina MANSUTTI (ÖIR GmbH), Francesco MANTINO, Serafin PAZOS VIDAL, Andreja BOREC Executive summary The study on “Improving Essential Services in the EU regions: Read more…
Publication: January 2026 Download: English At a glance note: English Authors: ECORYS: Andrea CIFFOLILLI (Research leader), Marco POMPILI, Luca PAVAN (Core team) FRAUNHOFER: Claudia BERCHTOLD, Maike VOLLMER, Sonja GRIGOLEIT (Core team) Executive summary Background and aim of the study In recent years, the European Union has faced an increasing number Read more…
Publication: November 2025 Download: English Author: Christian MÖLLMANN, University of Hamburg, Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) Background The Baltic Sea is facing a critical fisheries management failure. Four of the seven key commercial stocks − including Western and Eastern Baltic Read more…
Publication: November 2025 Download: English At a glance note: English Author: Jan ŠIŠKA, Charles University; Julie BEADLE-BROWN, Beadle-Brown Consulting Ltd. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), ratified by the European Union in 2010, marked a shift towards a rights-based approach Read more…