The EU-funded Horizon 2020 DEMOTEC project will probe the role of Participatory Budgeting (PB) in fostering greater and more informed citizen participation in policy-making in
The beginning of a new year has not meant respite from challenges. ESIF programme managers continue to juggle responsibilities across two programme periods. The tail-end
R&I plays an important role in mitigating the impact of ‘crisis’ situations, contributing to economic growth, and delivering green and digital transitions. Cohesion Policy, especially
In the challenging context created by the ongoing effects of the pandemic combined with the growing pressures of the energy and refugee crises, programme managers
We develop a novel citizen-centred multi-dimensional approach to public value creation in regional policy. Drawing on 47 citizen focus groups in 16 European regions, public
Tourism has been one of the largest and fastest growth sectors in recent decades, making a significant contribution to GDP and employment across European countries
Over the course of the last year or so all EU Member States, Norway, Iceland and the UK have designed new regional aid maps and
In the context of crises that have stretched policymaking and budgetary resources of the EU to their limit, the focus of the past year has
Regional policies across Europe in 2021- 2022 have been operating in a volatile and uncertain environment framed by the continued recovery from COVID-19, the conflict
The study assesses the EU’s approach to multilingualism in its communications policy. An innovative mixed methods approach is used to investigate compliance with multilingualism obligations