This report presents a collection of national and regional initiatives for knowledge transfer in EU Member States and Horizon 2020 associated countries with focus on two of the main knowledge valorisation channels: academia–industry collaboration and citizen engagement. ...

The European Green Deal and the unprecedented European effort to foster socio-economic transformation and build a resilient and long-term sustainable EU bring to the fore the need for an upgraded role for innovation. The deep transformations of production and consumption systems ...

This report underpins the Partnerships for Regional Innovation Playbook by synthesising the main concepts and rationales in support of PRI. It draws on the JRC's experience with smart specialisation strategies (S3) over the last decade, state-of-the-art literature on innovati...

The European Green Deal and the unprecedented European effort to foster socio-economic transformation and build a resilient and long-term sustainable EU bring to the fore the need for an upgraded role for innovation. The deep transformations of production and consumption systems ...

This study provides an analysis and assessment of EU tools to respond to natural disasters. Particular attention is paid to the European Union Solidarity Fund and the potential synergies and overlaps with other EU instruments including the Emergency Aid Reserve, the EU Civil Prot...

This publication is the final report of a study aiming to map and analyse the deployment of strategies related to the bioeconomy at regional level in the EU-27. The study was conducted from July 2021 to March 2022 and covered regulatory frameworks in place or under development as...

Cities and local authorities are key players in addressing climate change. The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the European Eastern Partnership countries (CoM EAST) is an active initiative that continues to raise interest. The initiative covers six countries (Armenia...

This study provides information on requirements and goals for successful transformation towards a climate neutral future at regional level in the EU. Based on the analysis of six regional best practice examples across the EU, the key drivers, conditions and instruments for a succ...

The Conference on the Future of Europe should itself be an exercise in democracy. Above all, it must be about the future of our democracy. Only a Union that is a vibrant democracy, trusted and supported by its Member States, regions, cities, towns, civil society, businesses and, ...

The 8th Cohesion Report presents the main changes in territorial disparities over the past decade and how policies have affected these disparities. It highlights the potential of the green and digital transitions as new drivers of EU growth, but argues that without appropriate po...