Fittex

The EU has been very active in setting up policy and funding instruments to swiftly and pragmatically mobilise initial support during the health crisis, immediately followed by efforts to get the economy back on track. This paper provides a first review of Cohesion Policy measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including preliminary insights on their uptake and reflections on their impact. It concludes with policy pointers on how to use the measures as accelerators for structural change.

This briefing was prepared to provide information for the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development delegation visit to Portugal of 27 February to 1 March 2019.

Ir-Raggruppamenti Ewropej ta’ Kooperazzjoni Territorjali (REKT) twaqqfu sabiex jiffaċilitaw il-kooperazzjoni transfruntiera, transnazzjonali u interreġjonali bejn l-Istati Membri u l-awtoritajiet reġjonali u lokali tagħhom. Ir-REKT jippermettu li dawn l-imsieħba jimplimentaw proġetti konġunti, jiskambjaw l-esperjenza u jtejbu l-koordinazzjoni tal-ippjanar spazjali.

Il-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni jinkludi 350 membru li jirrappreżentaw lill-awtoritajiet reġjonali u lokali tat-28 Stati Membru tal-Unjoni Ewropea. Huwa joħroġ opinjonijiet li jintalbu fil-każijiet tal-konsultazzjoni obbligatorja (rikjesta mit-Trattati) u fil-każijiet ta' konsultazzjoni volontarja, u, fejn ikun xieraq, joħroġ opinjonijiet fuq inizjattiva tiegħu stess. Il-membri tiegħu mhuma marbuta bl-ebda mandat obbligatorju. Huma jeżerċitaw dmirijiethom b'indipendenza sħiħa, fl-interess ġenerali tal-Unjoni ...

Globalisation has various positive and negative aspects. On the positive side, economic opportunities can emerge. Exports may flourish, companies may find new global customers, knowledge may be easily circulated, and trade may pick up, thus stimulating economic growth. Interaction through new technological instruments helps to interconnect people in different parts of the world. However, globalisation may also have disadvantages. For instance, various EU industries (e.g. coal, steel, iron, shipbuilding ...

Technical Assistance (TA) can be a valuable tool when it comes to supporting the planning and execution of EU funds. It can, among other things, strengthen institutions and boost administrative capacity for effective EU fund management. A report appearing on the European Parliament's May plenary agenda makes various suggestions with a view to making technical assistance more efficient.

In today's Europe, the traditional rural-urban dichotomy seems no longer relevant from a territorial development point of view. The boundaries of both rural and urban regions are becoming increasingly blurred, and traditional geographic definitions no longer fully reflect the reality of areas connected by a range of complex socio-economic linkages. At the European level, statistical methods have been refined to better reflect this complexity and provide a clearer view of the European Union's territory ...

The European integration process has redefined the map of Europe, changing the fortunes of Europe's border regions from peripheral areas to poles of potential growth. Their development has been spurred by European territorial cooperation, with EGTCs playing a leading role in this EU success story. An EGTC enables entities from two or more Member States to work together under a common structure with legal personality. Its objective is to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and inter-regional ...

Community-led local development (CLLD) is an approach to territorial development whereby local actors, who are best placed to identify challenges and make the most of local assets, work in partnership to design and implement their own strategies in order to meet development needs in their area. Having supported this approach in rural areas for more than 20 years, the EU is now putting further emphasis on it by extending the scope for funding and introducing more coherence therein.

L-għan ta' dan l-istudju huwa li jivvaluta l-evoluzzjoni u l-implimentazzjoni tal-koerenza strateġika tal-Politika ta' Koeżjoni bejn l-2014 u l-2020. Ibbażat fuq analiżi dokumentarja u intervisti mal-awtoritajiet tal-Istati Membri, l-istudju sab li kien hemm titjib ġenerali meta mqabbel mal-perjodu preċedenti, iżda jenfasizza wkoll serje ta' sfidi fil-livell nazzjonali u f'dak tal-UE mil-lat tal-iżgurar ta' approċċ strateġikament koerenti bejn Fondi Strutturali u ta' Investiment Ewropej varji u ma ...