EoRPA - European Regional Policy Research Consortium

Project information

Funder

National government ministries and agencies responsible for regional policy in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom

Start year

1979

End year

Themes

Regional development

EU Cohesion policy

EU Competition policy

Financial instruments

Policy governance

The EoRPA project involves comparative research and knowledge exchange on regional policy in Europe, involving annual reviews of regional policies in Europe (covering 30 countries) focusing on EU Cohesion policy and the impact of EU Competition policy on regional policy on policy objectives, instruments, eligible areas, governance and effectivenes. Funded by a consortium of national government departments, EoRPA also involves research in the interactions between national regional policies and EU Cohesion policy and EU Competition policy.