Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Smart Cities
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Julie Bryhn is a Researcher in the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit. Previously, Julie…
Christian Egenhofer is a Senior Research Fellow within the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit…
Moritz Laurer is a Researcher in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation, Digital Economy (GRID) unit…
Jorge Núñez Ferrer is a Senior Research Fellow at CEPS. He specialises in public finance,…
Andrea Renda is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and…
Vasileios Rizos is a Research Fellow and Head of Sustainable Resources and Circular Economy at…
Cristian Stroia is a Researcher in the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit. His current…
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Institutions, Law and the Restructuring of European Diplomacy
For a Future Sustainable, Competitive and Greener EU Budget
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The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) places an obligation on Member States to promote the availability to final customers of high-quality…
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The Mercator Dialogue on Migration and Asylum (MEDAM) is three-year research and consultation project that aims to identify and close…
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CEPS carried out this study for the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption of the European Economic and…
This Report, a joint effort between Donald Kalff and a group of CEPS researchers led by Andrea Renda, aims at…
This Study presents an evaluation of the implementation of the innovation principle, limited to two of its three components, i.e.…
Over the past few decades, new digital platforms such as China’s Alibaba, Japan’s Rakuten and the U.S.’s eBay have grown…
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The H2020 MAKERS project aimed at bringing together leaders from business, academia and policy to study issues related to the…
The purpose of this grant was to facilitate the participation of representatives from NGOs, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and think…
The conference explored ways in which digital technologies can contribute to the resilience of EU society, with specific emphasis on…
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Shaping Egypt’s association to the European Research Area and Cooperation Action Plus
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The GreenEcoNet project developed the first European-based platform to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in greening their business and…
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This report considers potential policy options to promote ‘systemic innovation’ that foster decarbonisation, with a specific focus on the EU.…
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POLIMP explored knowledge gaps about implications of possible directions of international climate policies for different policy and decision-making levels. It…
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The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament requested a briefing on the subject of…
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