🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️ We are in the UArctic Shared Voices magazine 2024! Learn about our work and connections between a Scotland and the Arctic 👉🏼uarctic.org/about-us/share…

📚New RUSTIK deliverables!
Heidi Vironen, Neli Georgieva and Liliana Fonseca were involved in the report which focussed on institutional structures and policy panoramas in the RUSTIK pilot regions.
🔗Follow the link below to read more.

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With the Report of the High-Level Group on the Future of #CohesionPolicy published, how is #Interreg placed within the reform debates? My European Policies Research Centre blog post suggests that European Territorial Cooperation could be in a ‘good place’.

🤝Interact and EPRC collaborate to release report on civic and civil society engagement in #Interreg Territorial Cooperation Programmes
🔗Read the report below
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🗓️ Save the Date! 🌟 Join us for the 5th annual #UArcticAssembly meeting in Bodø, Norway, on June 2-3, 2024, as part of the #arcticcongress2024 . 🌍 Registrations open Feb 15. Stay tuned for updates! #UArcticAssembly #ArcticCongress 🇳🇴 bit.ly/3w80jBJ

Ho Ho Ho! 🎅 Wishing all our followers a very Merry Christmas!
From all at EPRC Glasgow & EPRC Delft😃

In the face of some criticisms of the added value of territorial cooperation, this paper discusses the interrelationships between initiatives and their contributions to policy synergies, innovation, network building & critical mass, and international profile. A very good read.

Big changes are underway in the national regional policies of many European countries. Our latest #EoRPA overview charts recent policy reforms in AT, DE, EE & NO and those 'over the horizon' in CH, FI, NL, PL, SE & SI, plus numerous institutional changes.
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Navigating stormy waters: our latest European Policies Research Centre #EoRPA report on Cohesion Policy. Reviews the launch of the new programmes, their relationship with the RRF, and the post-2027 debate - 'aspirations vs reality' & the potential for 'revolution not evolution'
bit.ly/4773CGG

EPRC are honoured to welcome Minister of the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva (Presidência do Conselho de Ministros) to give the Keynote Speech, opening the 44th Annual Conference of the European Regional Policy Research Consortium on 'Regional Transformation and Sustainable Development' #EoRPA44

Two days of excellent discussion at the 44th EoRPA Conference with senior officials from AT, CH, DE, FI, NL, NO, PL, PT, SE & UK on national #RegionalPolicy reforms, the #EnergyTransition , #TerritorialCooperation , RRF experiences and priorities for post-2027 #CohesionPolicy

We had a productive #IQNet conference last week in #Olsztyn . Discussing challenges and plans concerning programme implementation (incl climate actions and Financial Instruments), monitoring and evaluation with the experts. New and helpful ideas for 2021-27 ☺️

❗Exciting opportunity ❗

EPRC is looking to appoint a Research Assistant to be based at the EPRC office in Glasgow (at the University of Strathclyde).

🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/41k59px
⏰ Closing date: Friday, 12 May 2023

#jobalert #research #policy #opportunity

Calling all #Arctic youth and Arctic-focused early-career professionals! A fantastic opportunity for you to meet and exchange views in #Sápmi in Northern 🇫🇮 during this difficult time for Arctic collaboration, thanks to EUPolarCluster, Arctic PASSION & APECS!

Session 3: harnessing rural energy: what role for the communities? Huge challenge for the local communities not least in terms of capacities.

Need to have a roadmap in place for the energy transition...stakeholders to be involved from the very beginning to avoid problems - State Secretary for Labour and Social Inclusion, Tomas Norvoll of Norway

State Secretary for Labour and Social Inclusion of Norway, Tomas Norvoll 'new energy production comes with new challenges' especially in terms of space, indigenous people's rights and interests

Anu Fredrikson of the Arctic Frontiers underlining the potential for Just Transition in an inclusive manner in rural / coastal communities. Now is time to share and develop together

Arctic Frontiers Abroad conference in Aberdeen. Here representing European Policies Research Centre Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development and joining colleagues of ScotArcticNet - Angus Robertson MSP highlighting the importance of Arctic links for Scotland

Now, ScotArcticNet has become a UArctic Regional Centre - big moment for Scottish Arctic science!