The file note consists of three parts of which the second part is the most extensive. The first part provides an overview of the policy field at EU level. It focuses on the current legal framework, its shortcomings and critical assessment of the 'new EU framework'. In the second part, the File...

Good governance is based upon foresight that allows decision makers to highlight their choices under a new perspective. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has turned to forward planning and foresight to react to new political and socioeconomic developments in Europe. The aim of this report is to...

The present study on the communication potential of local and regional authorities (LRA) focuses on the willingness, ability, resources, and potential need for support of LRAs in the context of communicating the EU and more specifically the 2014 European elections. As such, the study looks back...