Policy studies

Policy research and analysis are requisites of good policy making. Studying what has worked and what has failed is an excellent starting point for policy action. We have long experience in conducting policy studies for a variety of international clients. Our approach combines a strong reliance on scientific data and statistics with solid consultation of stakeholders through methodological tools such as interviews, surveys and focus groups.

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Selected recent projects:

• DG REGIO (in cooperation with TG, Nordregio and CMCC): Strengthening the resilience of EU border regions:
  Mapping risks & crisis management tools and identifying gaps

• UNDP BiH: Analytical support for the implementation of the Sofia Declaration  on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• The World Bank (2021): Diagnostic Analysis for Circular Economy Interventions in Bulgaria 

• Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (2020): COVID-19’s potential for change in the EaP countries

• DG Environment (in cooperation with TG) (2020): Drafting a report on Eco-innovation in Bulgaria within the EU Eco-innovation Observatory

• Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria (2020): Potential for green and circular jobs in Bulgaria (in cooperation with Sigma Hat Ltd)

• DG Research and Innovation (2019): Working Group on Circular Economy and Product Policy

• European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON) (in cooperation with TG): CIRCTER - Circular Economy and Territorial Consequences

• DG GROW: Study to monitor the economic development of the collaborative economy in the EU 

• French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME): Benchmarking material efficiency policies in the manufacturing and building and construction sectors

• Topsector Energy (NL): International Comparison of Energy Transition