The seventh cohesion report brings the necessary data and facts to check how cohesive, or divided, Europe is from an economic, social and territorial point of view; and by doing so, it helps us see with more clarity and objectivity what has been achieved and what needs to be done in the...

The seventh cohesion report brings the necessary data and facts to check how cohesive, or divided, Europe is from an economic, social and territorial point of view; and by doing so, it helps us see with more clarity and objectivity what has been achieved and what needs to be done in the...

This paper presents the results of the third edition of the Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) which measures the different dimensions of competitiveness at the regional level in the European Union (EU). The regional dimension is important because most competitiveness factors are not evenly...

This report follows from a project entitled "Regional Human Development" on request of the Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission. The objective of the project was to develop indicators that are capable of measuring patterns and trends in human...

This report follows from a project entitled "Regional Human Development" on request of the Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission. The objective of the project was to develop indicators that are capable of measuring patterns and trends in human...

The crisis has had a major impact on regions and cities across the EU. Regional economic disparities which were narrowing have stopped doing so, while unemployment has risen rapidly in almost all parts of the EU. Poverty and exclusion have also increased, including in many cities in the more...

The crisis has had a major impact on regions and cities across the EU. Regional economic disparities which were narrowing have stopped doing so, while unemployment has risen rapidly in almost all parts of the EU. Poverty and exclusion have also increased, including in many cities in the more...

The crisis has had a major impact on regions and cities across the EU. Regional economic disparities which were narrowing have stopped doing so, while unemployment has risen rapidly in almost all parts of the EU. Poverty and exclusion have also increased, including in many cities in the more...

We develop a composite index to measure regional progress in meeting objectives set forth by the Europe 2020 strategy. Performance along the thematic areas of the Europe 2020 strategy was computed via an appropriately normalized shortfall measure. The final composite scores were calculated by...