The Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission commissioned Deloitte and RAND Europe to undertake a study with the aim to better understand the impact of public policy on innovation. In particular, the objective of the study is twofold: enhance the evidence base...

In the coming decades energy security will depend less on uninterrupted access to fossil energy sources and will be increasingly determined by the access to clean energy technologies, materials and components. This study, delivered by RAND Europe, CE Delft and E3-Modelling for the European...

This document provides the key findings of a project assessing how the global market for drugs developed from 1998 to 2007 and describing drug policy around the globe during that period. To the extent data allows, the project assessed how much policy measures, at the national and sub-national...

This report presents a comparative analysis of drug problems and drug policies in a sample of eighteen countries over the period 1998 to 2007. It describes major changes and trends in individual countries and provides a comparison of countries. Domains examined include drug supply (production...

This study aims to assess the feasibility of providing a unique access point for competent authorities involved in the fight against money laundering and tax evasion to relevant asset registers in the EU Member States. The study first defines a list of assets relevant for money laundering and...

This study assesses the feasibility of setting up a single access point to relevant asset registries in the EU Member States for competent authorities involved in the fight against money laundering and tax evasion. It first defines the relevant assets for money laundering and tax evasion, maps...

This study reviewed the availability of resource materials that can support infrastructure project developers to take into account climate change adaptation. It provides an overall stock-taking of available resources that contribute to the preparedness of all Member States with regards to...

The Internal Security Fund Borders and Visa (hereafter the Fund) aims at contributing to ensure a high level of security in the Union while facilitating legitimate travel. The report presents the results of the interim evaluation of the Fund against the five criteria set out in the Better...

In 2012, Ecorys conducted an initial study on corruption in the healthcare sector (SCH1). The purpose of the current study on corruption in the healthcare sector was two-fold: (i) to analyse and report on relevant developments since the publication of SCH1 and (ii) to provide an in-depth...

Although the movements of persons into, out of and within each EU State vary, our societies share similar migration opportunities and challenges. Adequate, flexible and coherent financial resources are essential for strengthening the area of freedom, security and justice and for developing the...