The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the European Union (EU) budget dedicated to rural development since 1993. Primarily, the funding of the rural development policy (RDP), originally through the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and afterwards through the...

This report provides the classification and mapping across Europe of disadvantaged areas in relation to milk production. The classification is based on a set of geographical, economic, and structural criteria, all of which have been quantified using objectively verifiable indicators compiled by...

Local and regional authorities (LRAs) have an important role in most of the civil protection systems of the European Union (EU) Member States (MS), a role which is acknowledged at the EU level. As a consequence, they may contribute substantially to the achievement of goals and targets in the...

Blue economy is an essential driver of development. Its importance has been broadly measured and acknowledged in economic, social, and environmental terms. However, its impact at the regional and local level has not been measured to its full extent so far, as a system of indicators based on...

This note focuses on a review of the main aspects to be considered while assessing the territorial impact of the phasing-out of the milk quotas. The debate is on whether milk quota expiry in April 2015 will provoke divergent developments of milk production across EU regions, hence accelerating...

This research paper focuses on funding opportunities for tourism available to local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the new programming period 2014-2020. Funding strands through the EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 as well as outside the EU budget are considered.

Water scarcity and droughts are becoming increasingly relevant for many areas in Europe, and regions and cities are involved in implementing measures to counteract their immediate effects on the economy and population in a sustainable development perspective. With this in mind, and with a view...

Since the adoption of the Environmental Noise Directive (END)1 in 2002, progress has been made by Member States (MS) in implementing its provisions according to a phased approach, as originally foreseen by the END. Over the same period, the knowledge base of the impact of noise on health and the...