The EU countries are often compared with each other. However, it can sometimes be misleading to contrast small countries like Luxembourg or Malta with larger ones such as France or Poland. Analysing regional data can highlight disparities either across the EU or within individual countries, such...

The network of Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) has been in existence since 2007, when it was part of the TEMPUS programme. Its role is to help build the capacity of higher education institutions in third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme in four neighbourhood regions: the...

The study explores how enlargement would affect the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy areas with a deep impact on local and regional authorities, as well as the allocation of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) at regional and local level. Taking into account three...

The 10th edition of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) Conference took take place on 15-17 October 2024 in Brussels and online. Co-hosted by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), this hybrid event brought together...

The EU faces challenges in keeping pace with the rapid technological developments of the 21st century while striving to align them with societal transitions and planetary boundaries. This Policy Brief argues that a proactive governance framework is essential to address the ethical, social,...

The eighth edition of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) Conference took place on 23-25 October 2023. Hosted by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and the Directorate-General for Energy in co-operation with the European Committee of Regions, the hybrid event brought together...

The Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) Bank Lending Survey was developed in the context of the Vienna Initiative 2.0 and has been endorsed by the various participating institutions as an instrument for: monitoring cross-border banking activities and deleveraging in the region;...

The sixth edition of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) Conference took place on 24-26 October 2022. Co-hosted by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), the hybrid event brought together over 1 000 registered...

The eighth edition of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) Conference took place on 23-25 October 2023. Hosted by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and the Directorate-General for Energy in co-operation with the European Committee of Regions, the hybrid event brought together...