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Perspectives on EU funding and policy, updates from Brussels and selected publications by our Founder.
A new international advisory firm for EU funding and positioning in Brussels, working with clients across Europe and beyond, built on more than 25 years of international experience, 15 of them in EU policy and funding.
Read moreWhat organisations can do now to prepare their partnerships, priorities and European positioning.
Read moreThird and final meeting of the I3 Support Facility discussion group "Strengthening SME investment readiness in an interregional setting". Our Founder served as rapporteur, presenting the group's conclusions, with a focus on less developed regions.
Read moreFive years on, I3 has turned interregional cooperation into joint investment. Our take on DG REGIO's question to the room: why should I3 stay in the new MFF, and what change did it bring?
Read more"Managing authorities' engagement in the I3 Instrument" (2025), and a second brief on SME investment readiness in an interregional setting, under preparation for publication.
Read moreBook chapter co-authored by the Founder in Cooperation and Enlargement: Two Challenges to be Addressed in the European Projects (Springer, Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol. 500). It draws lessons from the Smart Specialisation Partnerships, notably S3P-Industry, on turning interregional cooperation into joint industrial investment.
Read moreOp-eds on why researchers from newer Member States do not return home, and why Europe needs directed policies to turn brain drain into brain circulation.
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