Cohesion Policy in Ireland has been instrumental in addressing regional disparities, fostering innovation, and promoting a greener, low-carbon economy. With two regional programmes in place, the focus has been on enhancing research excellence, skills development, energy efficiency measures, and...

In the time covered by this programming document, the European Labour Authority (ELA) will enter the sixth year of its existence. During 2025-2027, ELA will be active in all areas under its remit and will deepen its activities, using the full financial and human resources at its disposal, with...

In the time covered by this programming document, the European Labour Authority (ELA) will enter the sixth year of its existence. During 2025-2027, ELA will be active in all areas under its remit and will deepen its activities, using the full financial and human resources at its disposal, with...

This Single Programming Document (SPD) for the years 2025-2027 outlines the steps ENISA will take to enhance the maturity and resilience of cybersecurity in the EU. Firstly, as the EU took legislative steps to strengthen its cybersecurity framework with the aim of protecting its economy, society...

Malta's Cohesion Policy has yielded transformative results across two programmes, addressing significant challenges while fostering economic growth and sustainability. With a focus on research and innovation, sustainable water and waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy,...

This is the second year for implementation of our current strategy statement 2024-2028. Our vision, chemical safety through science, collaboration and knowledge, has informed the actions presented here and will continue to guide us as we deliver our strategy over the next four years. At the core...

Malta's Cohesion Policy has yielded transformative results across two programmes, addressing significant challenges while fostering economic growth and sustainability. With a focus on research and innovation, sustainable water and waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy,...

Cohesion Policy in Ireland has been instrumental in addressing regional disparities, fostering innovation, and promoting a greener, low-carbon economy. With two regional programmes in place, the focus has been on enhancing research excellence, skills development, energy efficiency measures, and...

In September 2022, DG Regio commissioned PPMI in association with the European Policies Research Centre to study the organisational models of the programme authorities involved in implementing ERDF programmes over the first two decades of the 21st Century. The study is distinctive in its focus...

This annual work programme covers the first year of the programming period 2025-2027. Its structure mirrors the architecture of the EMCDDA Strategy 2025, featuring elements that reflect the EUDA Regulation as explained in Section II. The financial resources required for the work programme will...

The Multiannual Work Programme (MWP) 2025-2029 and Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2025 provides a general overview of the activities programmed on a multiannual basis in order to fulfil the mandate assigned to the Agency. The MWP 2025-2029 and AWP 2025 includes the relevant sections required by the...

This study delivers a synthesis of the available evidence on 16 ESF-co-funded instruments in Germany that offer a contribution to the individual costs of job-related adult learning and the individual costs of up- and reskilling as well as instruments that provide contributions to the up- and...

The instrument fiches are pertinent to the study ESF supported voucher schemes (2014-2020 funding period) in German. The fiches organise the attained information basis for the 16 schemes studied. This study has been developed in response to a call issued by the European Commission,...

We study the effects of place-based policies on aggregate productivity using administrative data on projects co-financed by the EU in Italy linked to balance sheet data. We exploit quasi-experimental variation in funding for a large place-based policy stemming from measurement error in regional...

We study the effects of place-based policies on aggregate productivity using administrative data on projects co-financed by the EU in Italy linked to balance sheet data. We exploit quasi-experimental variation in funding for a large place-based policy stemming from measurement error in regional...

This study examines how climate and environmental objectives can be mainstreamed under the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The 2021-2027 MFF operates on the basis of specific climate and biodiversity spending targets, a related expenditure tracking system and a number of other...

We analyse the macroeconomic impact of the European cohesion policy investments deployed during the 2014-2020 programming period on the basis of simulations carried out with the spatial dynamic general equilibrium model called RHOMOLO. We use the latest data on actual expenditures including the...

The study delves into the future landscape of EU Cohesion Policy, set against the backdrop of three challenges: globalisation and technological advancements, shifting demographic trends, and the transition to a climate-neutral economy. To assess the impacts of these challenges on various EU...

This is the main body of the Work Programme. It describes what the agency aims to deliver through its operational and corporate activities during the year 2025 towards achieving its strategy and expected results. A total of eight operational activities and three corporate activities have been...

This is the main body of the Work Programme. It describes what the agency aims to deliver through its operational and corporate activities during the year 2025 towards achieving its strategy and expected results. A total of eight operational activities and three corporate activities have been...

This study was performed from January to September 2024 by a consortium that includes t33 srl, Spatial Foresight and ÖIR. The study supports the European Commission in complying with the provisions of Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) Article 45: 'The Commission shall carry out a mid-term...

This review provides ideas to contribute to the ongoing discussion on the next cohesion policy period starting in 2028. It brings together results from our published audits, reviews and opinions on different aspects of the implementation of cohesion policy. It compares these findings with our...

We employ a novel regional dataset on European private investment and business R&D spanning the years 2000 to 2021, along with comprehensive historical data on European Union Structural and Investment (ESI) funds, to estimate whether ESI funds have crowding-in or crowding-out effects on private...

The additionality principle of the European cohesion policy was verified ex-ante by the European Commission and was eliminated starting from the 2021-27 programming period. However, the cohesion treatment may have ex-post reduced, in some cases, national spending and the decision to eliminate...

As the amended ECDC Founding Regulation and the Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health (SCBTH Regulation) came into force in December 2022, the ECDC long-term Strategy 2021-2027 has been adapted to incorporate new and extended tasks of the Centre's strengthened mandate. 2025 will...

The original full study analyses the evolution and current implementation status of synergies between the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme (HE) and the funds and programmes underpinning the European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP). Synergies between the HE and CP...

This study examines the evolution and the current status of the implementation of synergies between Horizon Europe and the Cohesion Policy funds for research and innovation activities. It provides insights into the main barriers and drivers for the uptake of these synergies, along with possible...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on "Nursing and Care Professionals: Addressing...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment examines the development of active labour market...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment evaluates the design, implementation, and outcomes of...

This study aims to contribute to the knowledge base on causal mechanisms and necessary conditions for successful structural change in the broad areas of ESF+ intervention. It provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of structural reforms carried out in EU Member States in 2014-2022,...

This study aims to contribute to the knowledge base on causal mechanisms and necessary conditions for successful structural change in the broad areas of ESF+ intervention. It provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of structural reforms carried out in EU Member States in 2014-2022,...

This study examines the evolution and the current status of the implementation of synergies between Horizon Europe and the Cohesion Policy funds for research and innovation activities. It provides insights into the main barriers and drivers for the uptake of these synergies, along with possible...

The original full study analyses the evolution and current implementation status of synergies between the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme (HE) and the funds and programmes underpinning the European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP). Synergies between the HE and CP...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment examines the policies for improving employability of...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under evaluation in the current case study focuses on ensuring the...

This report presents a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on tackling youth unemployment in Italy in the...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on the implementation of the National Strategy...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment examines the Vocational Education and Training (VET)...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on the 2015 pension reform in Finland, and...

This study aims to contribute to the knowledge base on causal mechanisms and necessary conditions for successful structural change in the broad areas of ESF+ intervention. It provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of structural reforms carried out in EU Member States in 2014-2022,...

This paper introduces a novel approach to measuring synergies between Horizon 2020 and cohesion policy funding in the field of R&I during the 2014-2020 programming period. Leveraging project-level data, we calculate regional cosine similarity indices based on societal grand challenges (SGCs)...

Poverty can be defined in various ways, capturing different facets of deprivation. Traditionally, poverty has been understood as insufficient command over economic resources. This is typically measured in monetary terms and is expressed in one of two ways: absolute poverty, and relative poverty....

Green transition is one of the priority areas in the European Union (EU), and thus also the focus of EU cohesion policy implementation during the 2021-2027 programming period, through "green growth". To establish adequate guidelines and achieve better outcomes, it is necessary to observe and...