Publication: October 2026 Download: English Author: Austėja ŠVEDKAUSKIENĖ, Justas ŠIMANSKAS, Simonas GAUŠAS, Beatričė LEIPUTĖ, Manuela MEJIA (Visionary Analytics); Sally SHORTALL (external expert), Sonia DE GREGORIO HURTADO (Jean Monnet Chair RegenEU, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) Executive summary Rural and remote areas (RRA) across the European Union (EU) have fewer young women Read more…
Publication: October 2026 Download: English Annexes: English At a glance note: English Authors: Mr Javier FERNANDEZ (Leader), Ms Carmen HOYA, Ms Irene ALONSO, Ms Marta HERGUETA, Mr Tomás RUIZ (Ecorys Spain) Executive summary Background Coastal and outermost regions play a strategic role in Europe’s economy, environment and territorial cohesion, yet Read more…
Publication: October 2026 Download: English Annexes At a glance note: English Authors: Lorenzo PELIZZARI, Bianca ILLING, Maria-Josep VILLAMAYOR I VILLA, Claudia MUNCH, Neysan KHABIRPOUR (Prognos AG) Costanza PAGNINI (team leader); Liga BALTINA (FGB). Introduction Labour shortages in the European Union are widespread and persistent. They touch upon different strategic sectors, Read more…
Publication: October 2026 Download: English At a glance note: English Authors: Luca ROSSI and Cecilia FRACASSA (Ismeri Europa); Filippo CORSINI, Tiziana IANNUZZI and Costanza USAI (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies) Executive summary The circular economy keeps products and materials in use to minimise resource extraction and waste. It can be Read more…
The presentation of the study SMEs in Critical Technologies: Enhancing Competitiveness Through Cohesion Policy Funds took place on Thursday, 1 October 2026. The authors outlined how EU Cohesion Policy contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs operating in critical technology sectors. The authors offered concrete policy recommendations to enhance the Read more…
Publication: July 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL– HR At a glance note: English Authors: Dr. Manuel B. AALBERS, Professor of Urban and Economic Geography, KU Leuven Felix BÖHMER, PhD candidate in Geography, KU Leuven Dr. Rodrigo FERNANDEZ, independent researcher Executive Read more…
The presentation of the draft study on The use of Cohesion Policy Funds in natural disaster response and recovery took place on 6 May 2026. Mr Ciffolilli explained how Cohesion Policy supports EU regions in dealing with disasters ex-ante and ex-post; how the “Build Back Better” principle is integrated and Read more…
Publication: April 2026 Download the study: English At a glance note: English Authors: Carlos MENDEZ, John BACHTLER, Odilia VAN DER VALK, Irene McMaster (EPRC Delft and Glasgow, University of Strathclyde) Executive summary Background The European Commission’s proposals for the 2028–2034 EU budget would significantly reconfigure Cohesion Policy. Presented under the banner Read more…
The presentation of the draft study on “Navigating the European Commission’s MFF Proposal for 2028-2034: Mapping Risks and Opportunities for Cohesion Policy and Regional Development” 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 Read more…
Publication: March 2026 Download the study: English Download the supporting annexes: English Executive summary: DE – EN – ES – FR – IT – PL –RO At a glance note: English Authors: Stefan APOSTOL, Anastasia KUBLASHVILI & Rusne NAUJOKAITYTE (PPMI, part of the Verian Group) Executive summary Strengthening the European Read more…