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

⭐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

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

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...

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬❓🤔 You can catch up on 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 from the most recent series (and more!) on our YouTube channel 🎞️👉 www.youtube.com/@eprcstrathc...

🏘️ Small & medium-sized towns matter more than ever. Caught between rural & urban policy, they’re key to cohesion across Europe. Stefan Kah's blog highlights how countries support them—and the challenges they face. 🔗Read now: eprc-strath.org/small-towns-...

🗣️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

🖥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 ⬇

🌊 EPRC’s Dr Irene McMaster spoke at the first Developing Irish Sea Co-operation (DISC) symposium in Belfast, sharing EU insights on the value of long-term cross-border collaboration post-Brexit. A key step in strengthening Irish Sea co-operation! 🔗Read more: bit.ly/3FFwlKj

🎉 We're about to kick off the 𝟱𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗤-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 here in beautiful 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗼𝗻-𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱! Over the next three days, we will be bringing together IQ-Net colleagues from across Europe, the European Commission and our research centre, EPRC Delft.

🖥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 ⬇

📍 EPRC at #RSA25 | 6–9 May 2025 | University of Porto We're joining 840 participants to debate regional transformation at the RSA Annual Conference, hosted by Universidade do Porto. Prof. John Bachtler, Dr Martin Ferry, Dr Liliana Fonseca & Rachel Maguire will share insights across 5 sessions.

🗣️ Listening to practitioners: new ideas for reforming #CohesionPolicy On 28 April, Polish EU Council Presidency, Wielkopolska & EPRC co-organised a workshop with EU, national & regional actors to discuss simplification, performance-based budgeting & the evolving governance of Cohesion Policy. 🧵(1/2)

🖥 Our webinar by Giancarlo Cottela on the role of #metropolitan areas within #EU #cohesionpolicy will start soon! 🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇

👏 Dr David Clelland (University of Glasgow) & Dr Liliana Fonseca (EPRC) have received a British Academy/Leverhulme grant for a project on how unis can better support local communities—especially in rural & disadvantaged areas. 🔗 Read more: eprc-strath.org/grant-univer...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 🏙️ Join us for our third webinar of the spring semester as Giancarlo Cotella explores how metropolitan areas drive development, challenge governance models and shape EU Cohesion Policy. 🔗𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We’re thrilled to share that EPRC researchers have published two insightful articles in the latest edition of the 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹! 📖✨ These contributions provide valuable perspectives on European territorial policies and Cohesion Policy. 🔗Find out more: lnkd.in/eyxGsj-U

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! Innovation drives development, but it can also widen economic divides. Territorial cooperation plays a crucial role in bridging these gaps. But challenges remain. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱? 𝗗𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲? 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? bit.ly/4kVtkVV

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 🌍 Join us for our second webinar of the spring semester as Stefanie Vedder explores how life satisfaction and worries shape regional inequalities and policy acceptance. 🔗𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🚀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🌍💡 At the IQ-Net Autumn 2024 Conference in Eindhoven, policymakers and experts tackled key challenges in Cohesion Policy and the future of Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3). 🔎 Read the full blog: bit.ly/3QMuYve

🖥 Our seminar with Professor Francesco Sindico on #Island Policy will start soon! Francesco will be discussing his time working with Scottish Gov, namely on the #CarbonNeutral Islands project. Register to attend online: www.eventbrite.com/e/island-pol... 🧵 Follow this thread for key messages ⬇⭐

🚀 The #RURALITIC project is underway! On 11-12 Feb, partners from 16 institutions met in Dijon to launch this 4-year #HorizonEurope initiative, reshaping how we understand rural Europe. Great discussions & workshops, with Heidi Vironen & Rachel Maguire representing EPRC. Exciting times ahead! 🌍✨

📢 The Autumn 2024 IQ-Net review report is out! 🔍 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰. As 2014-20 programmes close, focus shifts to 2021-27 & beyond. Key challenges include compliance, financial progress & territorial investments.

⭐𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠⭐ Don't miss your chance to join our 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 with Francesco Sindico on Wednesday 26 February at 11h - 12h (UK) 🎤 🔗𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: www.eventbrite.com/e/island-pol... @unistrathclyde.bsky.social

🚀 Thematic report from the Autumn'24 IQ-Net conference is available! The Good, the Smart & the Innovative explores how S3 can bridge regional innovation gaps by ✅ Strengthening stakeholder governance ✅ Boosting evaluation & capacity-building ✅ Enhancing interregional cooperation Read: bit.ly/41lQc9z

💥 NEW blog! (reading time: 5 minutes) Europe’s regions are under pressure – how is policy responding? New strategies focus on mobilising regional potential, security and institutional strength. Will they work? Time will tell. Read Ruth Downes' blog: bit.ly/3CTDbup

🥳 Delighted to share that Professor John Bachtler has been shortlisted for the ‘Knowledge Exchange Champion’ award at the 10th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards! With 40 years of leadership at EPRC, John has transformed Scotland’s regional policy knowledge exchange.

⭐𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ⭐ Join us at the European Policies Research Centre for this 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 with Francesco Sindico on Wednesday 26 February 11h - 12h (UK) 🎤 📍𝐈𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: www.eventbrite.com/e/1224677706... 💻𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: strath.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬? Our 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 is packed with exciting insights from leading experts!💡🤝 📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 to engage, learn and connect with professionals in the field! Scan the QR codes below ⬇️

𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥? 🏝️ After short break, we are excited to announce the return of our monthly seminar series 🤩 Join Francesco Sindico as he delves into the importance of Island Policy and how to implement effective policies. 🔗𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: lnkd.in/en4b2gFV

Available now! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 🏘️ Download the full report here: eprc-strath.org/publication/...

Coming Friday: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 🏘️ Small and medium-sized towns (5,000–50,000 inhabitants) are 'anchors' for territorial cohesion but are often overlooked in policy. (1/2)

📖 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐨𝐑𝐏𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! 🌍 Addressing the innovation gap is vital for Europe's regions, with territorial cooperation playing a key role. New and existing initiatives highlight its potential to bridge gaps, but challenges remain 🚧 🔗https://bit.ly/40zQppb Cont. below! (1/2)

🚀 New Blog! "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬?" 🌍 This new blog explores practical insights and best practices gained by programme managers across Europe. Read about their experiences and 10 key lessons learned. 🔗https://bit.ly/42inJT0

🏞️ Coming tomorrow! The fourth report in the EoRPA series - 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - highlights parallels between new innovation interventions and wider, established territorial cooperation initiatives.

In preparing for the Cohesion Policy debate under #Poland25EU, the @eprc-eu.bsky.social and PL Ministry of Development Funds & Regional Policy organised a workshop in Brussels on 'Cohesion in a policy-based, simpler & impactful MFF' with MS & EU institutions/ Workshop paper is here: bit.ly/3WbuEt2

📢 The EoRPA Research series is back! After a short break over the holidays, the final two reports in the series will be released over the next two Fridays. 🌍📖 See thread below for links to the first three reports shared last month👇

From everyone at EPRC, we wish you a wonderful winter break filled with happiness and joy. We look forward to connecting with you in 2025 🎆🌟

Coming Friday: European Regional Aid and Subsidy Control: A Policy Tool Unevenly Applied? This report delves into contrasting developments in #EUStateAid, with a focus on regional aid over the past year. We also explore the significant evolution of UK subsidy control post-Brexit.

📖Regional Policy in Europe: No Place Left Behind - examines the latest developments in #regionalpolicy against a backdrop of rising security concerns, popular discontent with structural and regional disparities and new vulnerabilities from the green transition. Read full report: bit.ly/3BkGREE

Regional policy is under the spotlight once again. Long-term structural challenges are being exacerbated by the spatial impact of security concerns, new green transition vulnerabilities and voter backlash against regional disparities and decline. (1/2)

In case you missed it: the first EoRPA Report in the 2024 series is available now. With the new Commissioner for Regional Policy taking office, read our insights on #CohesionPolicy and RRF implementation for 2021–27 and the debate on 2028+. Read the full paper here: bit.ly/3OykkHz

What will be the place of Cohesion in the next Multiannual Financial Framework? Our annual #EoRPA review of Cohesion Policy has just been published, charting its implementation (also RRF), debates on MFF reform, the challenges, and the future policy approach to Cohesion. 👉https://bit.ly/3OykkHz

We’re excited to announce the release of our 5-part EoRPA Reports series, providing in-depth analysis of key issues shaping #regionalpolicy. The first report will be published on Thursday, with our analysis of the most challenging reform of #CohesionPolicy in its history.

Hello, Bluesky! 🌍 We’re EPRC, experts in comparative research on economic development policies since 1978. Based at @UniStrathclyde and TU Delft, we specialise in topics like #CohesionPolicy, #RegionalDevelopment, and much more. Follow us to keep up to date on our latest research and upcoming events