European Policies Research Centre
@eprc-eu.bsky.social
Leading research on economic development policies since 1978.
Based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Some examples of actions include clarifying roles, appointing thematic experts, providing simple self-assessment tools, pre-call consultations, practical mentoring and peer groups. Not all of these have to be organised by the managing authorities, with other external actors supporting too.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Some examples of actions include clarifying roles, appointing thematic experts, providing simple self-assessment tools, pre-call consultations, practical mentoring and peer groups. Not all of these have to be organised by the managing authorities, with other external actors supporting too.
At each stage, the beneficiary will require different capacities. Consultations might be required, technical knowledge, coordination, etc. Results point to two main gaps: perceived shortage of thematic expertise, and the administrative burden and procedural complexity.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
At each stage, the beneficiary will require different capacities. Consultations might be required, technical knowledge, coordination, etc. Results point to two main gaps: perceived shortage of thematic expertise, and the administrative burden and procedural complexity.
With a recent study they are trying to understand not just the beneficiaries' capacity needs, or what the MA needs, but how they can work better together. The pilot project looked at several programmes, detailed in the map.
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
With a recent study they are trying to understand not just the beneficiaries' capacity needs, or what the MA needs, but how they can work better together. The pilot project looked at several programmes, detailed in the map.
OECD started working on this topic since 2018, and has created a framework for administrative capacity building, with beneficiary capacity being one aspect of this.
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
OECD started working on this topic since 2018, and has created a framework for administrative capacity building, with beneficiary capacity being one aspect of this.
Our EPRC webinar with @oecd-ocde.bsky.social's Yingyin Wu will start soon!
There is still time to register, but you can also follow this 🧵thread for key takeaways.
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There is still time to register, but you can also follow this 🧵thread for key takeaways.
lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Our EPRC webinar with @oecd-ocde.bsky.social's Yingyin Wu will start soon!
There is still time to register, but you can also follow this 🧵thread for key takeaways.
lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
There is still time to register, but you can also follow this 🧵thread for key takeaways.
lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
⭐𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲?⭐
Join us for this special edition seminar with Markus Gruber (convelop) as he presents findings from a recent Austrian study on implementing Transformative Innovation Policy.
🔗𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/eUPRq9fd
Join us for this special edition seminar with Markus Gruber (convelop) as he presents findings from a recent Austrian study on implementing Transformative Innovation Policy.
🔗𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/eUPRq9fd
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
⭐𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲?⭐
Join us for this special edition seminar with Markus Gruber (convelop) as he presents findings from a recent Austrian study on implementing Transformative Innovation Policy.
🔗𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/eUPRq9fd
Join us for this special edition seminar with Markus Gruber (convelop) as he presents findings from a recent Austrian study on implementing Transformative Innovation Policy.
🔗𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/eUPRq9fd
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀?
Join our webinar with Yingyin Wu (@oecd-ocde.bsky.social) on building beneficiary capacity as we explore skill gaps, administrative burdens and a new 4-pillar framework 🧩
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
Join our webinar with Yingyin Wu (@oecd-ocde.bsky.social) on building beneficiary capacity as we explore skill gaps, administrative burdens and a new 4-pillar framework 🧩
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀?
Join our webinar with Yingyin Wu (@oecd-ocde.bsky.social) on building beneficiary capacity as we explore skill gaps, administrative burdens and a new 4-pillar framework 🧩
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
Join our webinar with Yingyin Wu (@oecd-ocde.bsky.social) on building beneficiary capacity as we explore skill gaps, administrative burdens and a new 4-pillar framework 🧩
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: lnkd.in/gzebC4Ac
Starting soon ⌛
Join us for our first autumn webinar with Julia Bachtrögler-Unger from the Austrian Institute of Economic Research as we examine how administrative capacity influences the effective use of Cohesion Policy funds 💡
Register here🔗 strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for our first autumn webinar with Julia Bachtrögler-Unger from the Austrian Institute of Economic Research as we examine how administrative capacity influences the effective use of Cohesion Policy funds 💡
Register here🔗 strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Starting soon ⌛
Join us for our first autumn webinar with Julia Bachtrögler-Unger from the Austrian Institute of Economic Research as we examine how administrative capacity influences the effective use of Cohesion Policy funds 💡
Register here🔗 strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for our first autumn webinar with Julia Bachtrögler-Unger from the Austrian Institute of Economic Research as we examine how administrative capacity influences the effective use of Cohesion Policy funds 💡
Register here🔗 strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗣️This morning 𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 joined our coffee break workshop '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴' 🍵
𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 are a regular series of interactive sessions where partners exchange ideas and tackle key policy implementation challenges together🤝
Find out more ➡️🔗https://shorturl.at/4yMOr
#IQNet
𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 are a regular series of interactive sessions where partners exchange ideas and tackle key policy implementation challenges together🤝
Find out more ➡️🔗https://shorturl.at/4yMOr
#IQNet
June 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🗣️This morning 𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 joined our coffee break workshop '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴' 🍵
𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 are a regular series of interactive sessions where partners exchange ideas and tackle key policy implementation challenges together🤝
Find out more ➡️🔗https://shorturl.at/4yMOr
#IQNet
𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 are a regular series of interactive sessions where partners exchange ideas and tackle key policy implementation challenges together🤝
Find out more ➡️🔗https://shorturl.at/4yMOr
#IQNet
Based on a survey with over 351 thousand respondents, the following picture ⬇️ of life and political discontent emerges in European regions.
June 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Based on a survey with over 351 thousand respondents, the following picture ⬇️ of life and political discontent emerges in European regions.
There is a positive association between life discontent and EU scepticism, and further research by the authors has demonstrated the geographic reality is complex. While discontent regions base this on economic opportunities, political-discontent regions base this on cultural values.
June 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
There is a positive association between life discontent and EU scepticism, and further research by the authors has demonstrated the geographic reality is complex. While discontent regions base this on economic opportunities, political-discontent regions base this on cultural values.
Giovanni Perucca and Camilla Lenzi explore this, and under which conditions protest voting manifests.
June 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Giovanni Perucca and Camilla Lenzi explore this, and under which conditions protest voting manifests.
🖥Our webinar on "At The Roots of the #Geography of Life and #Political #Discontent" is going to start soon!
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
June 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🖥Our webinar on "At The Roots of the #Geography of Life and #Political #Discontent" is going to start soon!
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
From insightful sessions and hands-on workshops to local project, we are looking forward to learning, sharing, and shaping smarter, more efficient ways to deliver impact on the ground. More updates to come!
#EPRC #IQNet #CohesionPolicy #RegionalDevelopment #SCOs #FNLCs
#EPRC #IQNet #CohesionPolicy #RegionalDevelopment #SCOs #FNLCs
May 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
From insightful sessions and hands-on workshops to local project, we are looking forward to learning, sharing, and shaping smarter, more efficient ways to deliver impact on the ground. More updates to come!
#EPRC #IQNet #CohesionPolicy #RegionalDevelopment #SCOs #FNLCs
#EPRC #IQNet #CohesionPolicy #RegionalDevelopment #SCOs #FNLCs
#CAP and #LEADER are benefitting #nonurban areas and #CCIs the most, even though they are not at the core of measures. LEADER programmes support projects based on the choices and actions of local populations, funding #social and #institutional #innovations.
May 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#CAP and #LEADER are benefitting #nonurban areas and #CCIs the most, even though they are not at the core of measures. LEADER programmes support projects based on the choices and actions of local populations, funding #social and #institutional #innovations.
Andre Torre presented on Developments in CCIs. He argues that #CohesionPolicy has devoted many programmes for the development of #peripheralareas, but very few to CCIs. #SmartSpecialisation focuses investment on technological innovation, and this is not the core of #CCIs.
May 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Andre Torre presented on Developments in CCIs. He argues that #CohesionPolicy has devoted many programmes for the development of #peripheralareas, but very few to CCIs. #SmartSpecialisation focuses investment on technological innovation, and this is not the core of #CCIs.
Programmes supporting this include #CreativeEurope, #ERDF, #INTERREG, #LEADER programme, and #VoicesofCulture.
IN-SITU project findings argue there is no clearly defined strategy toward #culturalpolicy for and in #nonurban territories.
IN-SITU project findings argue there is no clearly defined strategy toward #culturalpolicy for and in #nonurban territories.
May 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Programmes supporting this include #CreativeEurope, #ERDF, #INTERREG, #LEADER programme, and #VoicesofCulture.
IN-SITU project findings argue there is no clearly defined strategy toward #culturalpolicy for and in #nonurban territories.
IN-SITU project findings argue there is no clearly defined strategy toward #culturalpolicy for and in #nonurban territories.
Regarding European Cultural Policy in general, it has a symbolic task of representing a European #identity. This has been developed top-down but attempts have been made to develop a bottom-up strategy. #Nonurban areas are still often marginalised in #EU #culturalpolicy.
May 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Regarding European Cultural Policy in general, it has a symbolic task of representing a European #identity. This has been developed top-down but attempts have been made to develop a bottom-up strategy. #Nonurban areas are still often marginalised in #EU #culturalpolicy.
The project areas and partners are detailed in the snapshots below.
May 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The project areas and partners are detailed in the snapshots below.
The IN-SITU project delves into a gap in research and policy in what concerns innovation in non-urban areas. Its goal is to better understand forms, processes and #governance needs of #cultural and #creative actors located in #nonurban areas of #Europe, and to enable these actors as #innovators.
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The IN-SITU project delves into a gap in research and policy in what concerns innovation in non-urban areas. Its goal is to better understand forms, processes and #governance needs of #cultural and #creative actors located in #nonurban areas of #Europe, and to enable these actors as #innovators.
🖥Our webinar on Place-based #Innovation of #cultural and #creative work in #nonurban areas is going to start soon!
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
May 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🖥Our webinar on Place-based #Innovation of #cultural and #creative work in #nonurban areas is going to start soon!
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇
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📎 Presentations and other workshop resources available on the EPRC website: bit.ly/3YSVGqw
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📎 Presentations and other workshop resources available on the EPRC website: bit.ly/3YSVGqw
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April 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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📎 Presentations and other workshop resources available on the EPRC website: bit.ly/3YSVGqw
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📎 Presentations and other workshop resources available on the EPRC website: bit.ly/3YSVGqw
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What role does #EU #CohesionPolicy play in consolidating #metropolitan #governance? It depends on the pre-existence of metropolitan institutions and cooperation dynamics. But it is difficult to identify causal links in some cases. Explicit consolidating role in cases like Turin and Riga.
April 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What role does #EU #CohesionPolicy play in consolidating #metropolitan #governance? It depends on the pre-existence of metropolitan institutions and cooperation dynamics. But it is difficult to identify causal links in some cases. Explicit consolidating role in cases like Turin and Riga.
What is the #metropolitan added value of #EU #CohesionPolicy? It depends on the types of programmes and instruments, the relative magnitude of the CP delivered on the ground vs the actual budget of the metropolitan area, and the coherence between goals and the mechanisms involved.
April 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What is the #metropolitan added value of #EU #CohesionPolicy? It depends on the types of programmes and instruments, the relative magnitude of the CP delivered on the ground vs the actual budget of the metropolitan area, and the coherence between goals and the mechanisms involved.
What role do #metropolitan areas play in #EU #CohesionPolicy? It depends on the peculiar national administrative traditions and structures and on the resulting #governance model. Some countries are more regionalised, others are centralised, and others mixed in the way they manage CP.
April 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
What role do #metropolitan areas play in #EU #CohesionPolicy? It depends on the peculiar national administrative traditions and structures and on the resulting #governance model. Some countries are more regionalised, others are centralised, and others mixed in the way they manage CP.