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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Executive summary: DE – EN – ES – FR – IT – PL –RO 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 Read more…
The presentation of the study took place on 27 January 2025 and focused on the following topics: Climate risks and adaptation needs EU policy instruments for adaptation Current Cohesion Policy support Support gaps and policy recommendations Following the presentation, Members raised questions and exchanged of ideas on matters of water Read more…