Analysing stylised scenarios with economic modelling tools reveals complex relations, incentives and trade-offs of the different policy instruments, in particular regarding the environmental dimension. Marginal areas of the EU are most vulnerable to drastic policy changes....
The Pilot Project on Smart eco-social villages, initiated by the European Parliament, was completed by a consortium consisting of Ecorys, Origin for Sustainability and R.E.D. between January 2018 and April 2019. The conclusions of the Pilot Project are important for the future use of the Smart V...
Hungary holds 2.0% of the EU area under vines. About 1.2% of the national UUA is vineyards. It is representative of a producing Member State with a high share of PDO/PGI: 97% of the vineyard area is eligible for the production of PDO/PGI. Most of the Hungarian wines is consumed locally, about a ...
Bourgogne is one of the most famous wine regions of France: the regional vineyards represents only 1.7% of the regional UUA, 4.1% of the French vineyard and 1% of the EU area under vines but is very renowned for its specialisation in quality wines (97% of the regional vineyard in PDO-PGI, 85% at...
The “EU regional and local barometer” report is an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions. Published in 2020 for the first time, the aim is to show the state of the regions and cities, municipalities and rural areas of the European Union each year in October. The report brings toget...
This compact guide offers a quick insight into the new publication 'Applying the degree of urbanisation — a methodological manual to define cities, towns and rural areas for international comparisons' which has been produced in close collaboration by six organisations — the European Commission, ...