This report sets out the findings and recommendations of an evaluation of European cluster initiatives (ECI) managed by the European Commission, Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry (DG ENTR), unit D5 - Clusters and Support for SMEs. The evaluation was conducted between December 2013 and...

In 2008, the European Commission published the communication: "Towards world-class clusters in the European Union: Implementing the broad-based innovation strategy". This document is a commonly accepted vision towards developing and promoting clusters in Europe. The document defines clusters as...

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Athens. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This report provides an overview of the market access requirements that apply to "peer providers" of short-term accommodation services in the collaborative economy. For the purposes of this report, a peer provider is described as follows: 'peer provider wishing to offer accommodation services...

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Berlin. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Paris. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Florence. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Prague. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.