European Policies Research Centre

Raising the game on Administrative Capacity building in Cohesion Policy

28/09/2020

Technical Assistance is an often overlooked but critical part of Cohesion Policy programmes. ‘Capacity building support’ would be a more appropriate term given the purpose of TA is to improve the quality of governance through leadership development, staff training, improvements in administrative efficiency, knowledge building and learning. Yet, while there are many good examples of TA use across the Member States, a new EPRC study for DG REGIO finds that the potential of TA is being insufficiently exploited.

Rural Areas for Young People: Policy Responses from Italy and Scotland

25/10/2019

On Friday 25 October 2019, EPRC hosted a seminar looking at the challenges faced by rural areas in remaining attractive places for young people. The presentations and discussions started from a stock-take of shrinking rural areas across Europe and then moved on to examples of policy measures from Italy and Scotland.

EoRPA research team - international and multi-disciplinary

Professional administrative support staff

ESPON – Territorial Evidence Support for ETC Programmes

Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014-2020: Impact Evaluation

Financial instruments and territorial cohesion

Conference ‘Regional policy in Scotland after Brexit’ – 7 February 2020,

The 47th IQ-Net conference (Delft): Preparing for 2021-27 - Programming,

TRACER: Research and Innovation project meeting on coal regions in transition

Macro-regions and the European Union: The Role of Cohesion Policy

EU Cohesion Policy in Practice: What Does it Achieve?

The Visibility and Communication of Cohesion Policy in Online Media

Jayne Ogilvie's News & events

Raising the game on Administrative Capacity building in Cohesion Policy

Rural Areas for Young People: Policy Responses from Italy and Scotland

EPRC Evaluation Research on the EU Solidarity Fund

BE-Rural Kick-off meeting

European Policies Research Centre