The introduction of social conditionality in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 marks a significant shift in the European Union (EU) approach to improving working conditions for agricultural workers. This study establishes a baseline for future evaluations, assessing the state of...

The purpose of this case study is to strengthen the overall research by establishing a more robust baseline for Austria. This approach provides a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the current state of affairs in the country prior to the implementation of the social conditionality...

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 study evaluates how Managing Authorities are leveraging the policy and implementation options provided by the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) 2021/1060 to enhance complementarity across various funds at both strategic and intervention levels. The analysis identifies significant policy...

The main objective of this work is to review the recent achievements on the mechanisms explaining local and rural development, which underpin the current definition of rural areas in the European literature. The analysis carried out in this article acknowledges a gap between local development...

This report is an analysis of the labour market in the Upper Rhine Region. It presents a current and forward-looking analysis of the evolution of the labour market from both a statistical and policy perspective. Importantly, the focus of the case study is on the cross-border region as a whole...

The EU's current multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027 was adopted during the COVID pandemic, and before the war in Ukraine and rising inflation and energy costs. Two years in, it is clear that the current framework does not offer a sufficient response to the current crises and to the...

The EU's green and digital agendas highlight the need to leverage new actions for more sustainable mobility and innovation, to improve the efficiency of the overall economy. The EU Green Deal aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with a significant contribution required from the...

The paper aims to analyse the functioning of territorial agri-food chains through an institutional lens. The approach tries to explore the influence of endogenous and exogenous factors on the capacity to respond to complex transition challenges. Our working hypothesis is that agri-food supply...