Cultural resources and products of human creativity are amongst those goods whose beneficial effects on individuals and society as a whole are extremely complicated to quantify. The positive effects of culture and creativity range from education, a sense of belonging, and social cohesion to inno...
Rural regions across Europe face a multitude of challenges that will shape their future. These challenges include the transition to a climate-neutral economy, recovery from the social and economic impacts of COVID-19, and more recently, overcoming the impact of the Russian aggression against Ukr...
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly pronounced, the urgency for comprehensive and effective policy responses has intensified. Concerted efforts need to be made to contribute to decarbonising and meeting net zero targets in time. For this, Horizon Europe supports R&I addressing m...
This paper presents a macroeconomic evaluation of the impact of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for which projects have been signed between 2021 and 1 July 2024, using the general equilibrium models RHOMOLO and FIDELIO. The RHOMOLO model simulations suggest th...
This paper draws on a wide set of indicators and methods to document how the drugs industry has changed since the imposition of the current Taliban drug ban, focusing on the production and trade of ephedra and opium and their respective derivatives: ephedrine and methamphetamine; and morphine ba...
This report explores the epistemic and methodological foundations of the Integrated Bioeconomy Land Use Assessment (IBLUA) project, in which an innovative deliberation support system is developed toward more informed discussion over bioeconomy futures in the European Union (EU). In terms of the ...
The Conference on the Future of Europe was a large-scale participatory process designed to give EU citizens a more active and influential role in setting the EU Institutions’ priorities. The multilingual digital platform of the Conference had a key role in this process by allowing citizens that ...
