The project 'Ex post Evaluation of Cohesion Policy Programmes 2007-2013 Co-Financed by the ERDF/CF, Work Package 6' was one out of a number of work packages included in the ex post evaluation organised by DG Regional and Urban Policy. The evaluation analysed the progress and achievements of...

The Study is intended to support the REFIT Sectoral Fitness Check of the Construction Sector undertaken by the Commission and expected to be published in Spring 2017. The Sectoral Fitness Check aims at examining how various EU legal acts impact on the construction sector, and at identifying...

The European Union (EU) and Myanmar began negotiating a bilateral investment protection agreement (IPA) in March 2014. The proposed EU-Myanmar IPA represents an ambitious step for both parties, as there are currently no bilateral investment treaties between Myanmar and any EU Member State....

This study would examine the role of Local and Regional authorities (LRAs) in the design and implementation of the EU budget. It will examine whether the LRA' perspective is taken into account at various stages: (1) when the fundamentals of the EU budget are decided upon (i.e the negotiations on...

This report provides an overview of the prior declaration tools implemented by the Member States and their characteristics. In addition, based on data from these prior declaration tools, figures for reference year 2022 are reported on the characteristics, extent, and impact of posted workers....

The terms and conditions of employment of posted workers are regulated by Directive 96/71/EC (i.e., the Posting of Workers Directive), amended by Directive (EU) 2018/957. Posted workers are entitled to a set of core rights in force in the host Member State. This set of rights consists of:...

The objective of this study was to provide information and data to the Commission on the implementation of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU (thereafter the EIA Directive). More...