
EU Lawmakers raise the bar for the circular economy
Read about the European Parliament's strong position on the the new Circular Economy Action Plan published by the European Commission in March 2020
The most recent platform updates, policy news and other relevant stories
Read about the European Parliament's strong position on the the new Circular Economy Action Plan published by the European Commission in March 2020
On 2 March 2021, the Policy Learning Platform hosted an online discussion on Fablabs and Makerspaces. Read about the exchanges and outcomes.
In order to make Europe more sustainable and to become a pillar in the shift towards a circular economy, water...
Apr
15
2021
Join the Policy Learning Platform on 15 April from 10:00 to 12:00 PM CET for a webinar on fostering the circular transformation of businesses.
On 2 March we organised a webinar on the Green transition under the European Recovery and Resilience Facility. Watch the recording and access the presentations.
European islands have a unique position in the low-carbon transition. Read about how the RESOR partnership allows for exchanging experiences and good practices.
Learn about Granada Geopark's success story which saw an increase of visitors by changing its Provincial Strategy with a focus on sustainable tourism
2021 has been declared the European Year of Rail - numerous activities are being organised to put forward the benefits of rail transport.
The Policy Learning Platform hosted the first ever online community brainstorming session on water reuse and ground water pollution. Read the outcomes here.
The Policy Learning Platform organised a webinar on digital innovation ecosystems on 25 February. Watch the recording and access the presentations.
We need to foster skills for the energy transition at local and regional levels to encourage clean technologies and...
Discover policy recommendations on skills for the energy transition that took place in October 2020, hosted by the Region of Western Macedonia, Greece.
Discover the policy recommendations coming from the peer review hosted by the Burgas Municipality on 2 and 3 December 2020.
Mar
26
2021
Join the Policy Learning Platform for a short webinar on policy changes on workplace training on 26 March 2021.
Mar
19
2021
Join the Policy Learning Platform for our second workplace training webinar on 19 March 2021
Mar
12
2021
Join the Policy Learning Platform on our introductory 30-minute workplace training webinar on 12 March 2021
Mar
11
2021
Join us for an event that will bring forward shared challenges and practical solutions on policies to stimulate transfers between university and industry.
Discover five policy recommendations using the experience of Interreg Europe projects dealing with the development of...
The social economy is a crucial part of the EU socioeconomic landscape. To foster the growth of the EU social economy,...
Mar
23
2021
Join the Policy Learning Platform webinar on tackling the urban freight logistics challenge on 23 March from 14:00 to 15:30 PM CET
Mar
09
2021
Do you want to know how your region could reuse water and manage urban water waste? Join the webinar on 9 March from 10:00 to 11:30 PM!
Urban logistics is responsible for significant carbon emissions, air pollutants and urban noise. Authorities realise...
Overtourism has a devastating impact on natural and cultural heritage of many popular holiday spots around the world....
In order to achieve more successful business transfers, the complexities of the process should be taken into account. In...
Self-consumption of renewable energy can provide financial, environmental and security benefits for households,...
Innovation networks are central to the innovation process as they facilitate mutual learning and knowledge transfer....
The European Union (EU) is aiming to reduce the environmental impact of waste and its dependency on raw material imports...
This policy brief explores various models for implementing and managing multiple-stakeholder collaborative practices for...
The economic development in Europe in the past century put an enormous burden on biodiversity. Biodiversity is vital for...
Explore successful approaches and solutions in protecting, conserving and valorising of heritage buildings of cultural...
Learn from practices implemented in different regional institutional contexts such as concrete and transformative policy...
Cycling has many socio-economic, health and environmental benefits that its promotion should be a logical policy choice....
Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas opens new opportunities and markets. Rural SMEs show great potential as a...
The shift from a linear to a circular economy is a major challenge that requires sustainable management of waste and...
Bioenergy is one of the most flexible renewables that does not release new carbon into the atmosphere. Discover European...
Mar
17-18
2021
Wiesbaden, Germany
Mastering the digital transformation, with a particular focus on how to engage SMEs in digital capacity building processes.
The shift to a low-carbon economy will rely heavily on the use of zero-emission vehicles and increased use of public...
University-industry collaboration is a key component of the regional innovation policy-mix as the successful...
Discover the importance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for the development of sustainable cities
One-Stop-Shops (OSS) bring together the full gamut of policy interventions, working with stakeholders to provide skills...
This policy brief features six policy recommendations to support the development of industry 4.0
Demand-responsive transport (DRT) is a flexible mode of transportation that adapts to the demands of its user groups....
Discover the challenges and solutions that policymakers face in implementing circular economy business models. This...
The European research and innovation infrastructure ecosystem is diverse in scale and scope. In the Interreg Europe...
Discover the transnational routes that help tourists discover how Europeans have lived since ancient times. This policy...
Europe faces a major challenge to renovate its building stock and achieve its carbon emission targets. Doing so will be...
Explore the link between technology use and the protection of natural heritage. Several good practices demonstrate...
Regional authorities prioritise the encouragement of active transport thanks to its health and other benefits such as...
Production-consumption trends are putting excessive and unsustainable strain on the environment. Resource input costs...
At its most basic, renewable energy communities involve generation of energy from renewable resources and technologies,...
This policy brief provides information on digital solutions in the field of cultural heritage
Rural regions make up roughly half of the territory of the EU-28. By building innovation capacity and implementing...
Electric mobility (e-mobility) has emerged as one of the most promising technological solutions to replace fossil fuels,...
This policy brief discusses public-private partnership based accelerator models being set up as a response to the...
As buildings account for 40% of energy consumption in the EU and more than 35% of CO2 emissions, improving their energy...
The objective of this policy brief is to present some of the examples of mobility/staff exchange schemes that have...
This policy brief highlights policies and approaches which have been taken to prevent and reduce food waste, with focus...
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) are planning instruments for cities that encourage joined-up decision-making...
The policy brief presents the main challenges that coastal and fluvial regions are facing with regards to protection and...
At its most basic, renewable energy communities involve generation of energy from renewable resources and technologies,...
The document provides a brief overview of the EU policy documents addressing digitisation of cultural heritage and...
This policy brief identifies potential complementarities and synergies between partnerships of the Smart Specialisation...
The aim of this policy brief is to highlight the benefits of DRT for European regions, outline some of the barriers to...
Public procurements representing approximately 19% of EU GDP. By using procurement as a tool strategic policy goals can...
This paper presents the work done in Interreg Europe projects, looking at how governance and behavioural change can...
The policy brief demonstrates that cultural and natural heritage is a significant asset for local communities and...
The Vanguard Initiative seeks to support interregional cooperation notably through industrial clusters and innovation...
This policy brief is an introduction to the policy field of digitalisation and digital transformation.
This policy brief analyses Interreg Europe projects dealing with this issue and gives a clear overview on how to tackle...
This policy brief looks into why there is an increasing demand for flexibility in the electricity grid, how this...
Past and ongoing European projects have tried and tested solutions in this field and serve as valuable insight for...
Experts from the Policy Learning Platform show which financial instruments can be used to improve energy efficiency.
This policy brief introduces the possibilities that regions have to support the implementation of the Small Business Act...
This policy brief highlights the approaches which have been taken to improve management of bio-waste. The focus is put...
This policy brief provides information on how industrial symbiosis is supported by EU policy framework and on the...
This Policy Brief introduces some initiatives and policies forming the SME policy of the European Union, the European...
This policy brief focuses on the desire to to bring research and development results to the market. Emphasis is put on...
The policy brief highlights the need to improve the relevant policies and to provide multi-stakeholder solutions for...
This policy brief highlights the need to use resources in a sustainable way and presents key policy developments in this...
This policy brief seeks to shed some light on the emerging synergies on policies supporting smart specialisation policy...
Creating synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural Funds is a current challenge for European Managing Authorities....
This Policy Brief highlights the value of cultural heritage, and considers how regional actors can meet the challenges,...
A policy brief on EU-financed instruments that can be used to bridge the gap between the academia and the policymakers.
This policy brief highlights the approaches aimed at securing the sustainable management of cultural heritage in urban...
Policy brief on EU policies, approaches and good practices as concerns protection and restoration of ecosystem services.
This policy brief considers the mechanisms that can be used to foster the participation of citizens in cultural heritage...
A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) as a modern planning concept to promote low carbon urban mobility.
Cities and regions will be an integral player in reducing emissions, achieving the Paris objectives and securing green...
The brief gives insight on European initiatives that leverage the internationalisation efforts as well as Interreg...
How accelerators can contribute to increase internationalisation of start-ups.
This policy brief explores the concept of cross-border and cross-sectoral value chain innovation and highlights the...
RES is a statistical tool, designed primarily for policy-makers responsible for regional, industrial, innovation and...
This policy brief highlights the possibilities for improving of policy measures presented in the Common Provision...
Leaflet on the Interreg Alpine Space Project PEACE_Alps on pooling energy action plans and enhancing their...
A policy brief highlighting SUMP as a modern planning concept to promote low carbon urban mobility.
This policy prief highlights policy developments in the EU in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and...
A policy brief highlighting the growing synergies between policies supporting smart specialisation policy implementation...