The cost of non-rurality – preparing for a better urban-rural balance in EU funding

The study commissioned to CASE by the Committee of the Regions and entitled “Tourism and Rural Development” is to provide a brief analysis of the main barriers and enablers to tourism as part of rural development in the European Union from the perspective of subnational governments. The study also will pay attention to identify supporting &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

In a context of changing labour market needs due to the green and digital transitions and the still gaping skill divides across society, the European Commission proposes a number of actions &#8216;to give a fresh impetus to lifelong learning&#8217;. This includes &#8216;Promoting increased, and more effective and inclusive investment in training and upskilling to harness &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

The Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) is an EU-funded programme that is implemented by ICMPD.&nbsp; The MPF supports the preparation and implementation of partnership initiatives supporting more effective migration management and dialogue by providing targeted, flexible and tailor-made assistance (mostly through grants) to the EU’s priority countries covered by various funding instruments included under the MPF. &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

  The world is currently facing a water crisis driven by overdemand, mismanagement and the impacts of the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Alarmingly, 40% of the global population resides in regions confronting water scarcity.&nbsp; In the southern Mediterranean, particularly within the MENA region, the situation is even more dire. This &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

  Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has significantly reshaped the geopolitical landscape and exacerbated the multiple challenges and tensions in the Mediterranean region. The conflict has highlighted the vulnerability of traditional energy supply routes, and the need to reassess future energy development strategies in the Mediterranean region. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical uncertainties &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

  The COVID-19 pandemic, the war right on our doorstep, the devastating floods in Slovenia,&nbsp;wildfires in Greece and Cyprus, relentless heatwaves in Italy and Spain, to name just a few:&nbsp;all of them highlight the need to better prepare for, cope with and recover from disasters and&nbsp;crises. It is one of the most important challenges for &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

The project will examine what causal mechanisms link the pseudo-causal policy narratives and policy outcomes in the European Union’s trade-development-migration nexus (hereafter, T-D-M nexus), and how they do it. To address this question, the project will focus on the narratives about addressing the root causes of migration through trade and development cooperation, produced by the &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

EU skepticism, anti-EU votes in EP, and national elections have increased over the past 10 years, mainly driven by a combination of long-term economic and industrial decline, low levels of education, and lack of local employment opportunities. Rural areas are often characterised by a combination of these factors.&nbsp; The goal of the project commissioned by &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>

The project will be conducted in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia’s increasingly assertive regional policy, which will continue to affect the economic situation of the three analysed countries via various channels – trade of goods and services, remittances of labour migrants, financial flows, energy dependence (all countries are net energy &hellip; <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/the-cost-of-non-rurality-preparing-for-a-better-urban-rural-balance-in-eu-funding/">Continued</a>