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ALFIRK – Collaborative Networks for Migrant Parent Empowerment

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The SIRIUS European Policy Network on the education of children and young people with a migrant background proposes a strategic partnership between seven countries. This project aims to address the high occurrence of early school leaving (ESL) among migrant youth in European school systems by empowering migrant parents through the sharing of practice and transfer of knowledge. Specifically, this p ...
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Coordination Action for implementation and alignment activities of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) 'More Years – Better Lives – the Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change' (J-Age II)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

J-AGEII, the Coordination Action for implementation and alignment activities of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) 'More Years Better Lives – the Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change', will support and foster the overall management of the JPI, update the Strategic Research Agenda and support implementation through joint activities between Member States. Furthermore, the work plan ...
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Fiscal Rules and Strategies under Externalities and Uncertainties (FIRSTRUN)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

...fiscal rules regarding e.g. government debt and deficit into applied models for fiscal policy evaluation. The tools can be used to support the decision makers in the implementation of the enhanced EU economic governance. FIRSTRUN also investigates the political economy of fiscal cooperation, for instance, the difficult inter-play between domestic political pressures and EU level priorities as well ...
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Ageing Europe: An application of National Transfer Accounts (NTA) for explaining and projecting trends in public finances (AGENTA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...e public budget in the future);- the definition of stages of the life cycle, such as childhood, active age and old age, in particular the age of becoming old, and how they interrelate to impact both economic activity during the life-cycle and the timing of, and circumstances surrounding, the retirement decision.In other words, we emphasize that trends in the public sector cannot be fully understo ...
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Social Innovation: Driving Force of Social Change (SI-DRIVE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...s and research methodologies to advance understanding of SI leading to a comprehensive new paradigm of innovation.- Undertaking European and global mapping of SI, thereby addressing different social, economic, cultural, historical and religious contexts in eight major world regions.- Ensuring relevance for policy makers and practitioners through in-depth analyses and case studies in seven policy f ...
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Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe (STYLE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...orm the research and disseminate the results in different institutional conditions. It provides a recent historical analysis accounting for factors prior to, and following on from, the on-going economic crisis. It informs policy makers about of what works and why.The consortium will achieve the expected impact of1) advancing the knowledge base of employment strategies to overcome youth unemployme ...
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MOBILISING THE POTENTIAL OF ACTIVE AGEING IN EUROPE (MOPACT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

... Pilot Project on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIPAHA). Our response is ambitious too: we aim to provide the research and practical evidence upon which Europe can make longevity an asset for social and economic development. MOPACT will create a high quality, multi-disciplinary critical mass of leading researchers and, in the closest possible partnership with stakeholders and through a carefully plan ...
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Smart Public Intangibles (SPINTAN)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

The SPINTAN project aims at discovering the theoretical and empirical underpins of public intangible policies. It widens previous work carried out by Corrado, Hulten and Sichel (2005, 2009) including the public sector in their analytical framework in different complementary directions that can be summarized in the following three objectives: (1) to build a public intangible database for a wide set ...
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Mediterranean cultural network to promote creativity in the arts, crafts and design for communities regeneration in historical cities (MEDNETA)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 11, 2015,

...ion and then the globalization brought an end to it. The economy of the cities began to decline, and they could no longer compete with larger ports and more advanced economies. In the belief that the economic improvement and the urban liveliness should insist on the creative industries revitalization and on the valorization of traditional heritage, MEDNETA project aims to support creativity in ACD ...
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-Fairs and Trade Networking (e-F+TN)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

The projects aim is to achive stronger regional partnerships and cooperation e-F+TN addresses the global objective of the Black Sea Programme in 3 ways. 1. By establishing a network, across the Black Sea basin, of stakeholders involved in business promotion in order to facilitate the establishment of trade links and commercial exchanges among Black Sea enterprises.2. By strengthening and expandin ...
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Local/ Regional Economic Development Network as decisive leverage point for enhanced competitiveness in the Black Sea Basin regions (LRED)

Start date: Jun 30, 2013, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The aim of the project is the building of local LRED main players entrepreneurial and administrative capacities to enhance social, information, trade and other links to local level, as well as between partner countries hence encouraging national governments to scale-up cooperation opportunities and synergize efforts towards better life in the Black Sea Basin. ...
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Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society (ACCESS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

...unities and risks for human activities in the Arctic.This climatic evolution is going to have strong impacts on both marine ecosystems and human activities in the Arctic. This in turn has large socio-economic implications for Europe. ACCESS will evaluate climatic impacts in the Arctic on marine transportation (including tourism), fisheries, marine mammals and the extraction of hydrocarbons for the ...
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Employment 2025: How will multiple transitions affect the European labour market (NEUJOBS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

The objective of NEUJOBS is to imagine future, or rather various possible futures, under the conditions of the socioecological transition (and incorporating other key influences), map the implications for employment overall, but also in key sectors and relevant groups and integrate all of this together under a single intellectual framework. It will do so by combining EU-wide studies based on exist ...
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Territorial Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe (TIPSE)

Start date: Jan 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Combating poverty and social exclusion rank among the main objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. The recent economic crisis has had a huge effect on millions of European citizens with many people losing their jobs, household incomes decreasing and consequently the risk of being affected by poverty increasing. For social exclusion, not only a clear definition seems to be lacking, but also there d ...
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Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making (ESPON on the Road)

Start date: Dec 23, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

AimThe ESPON 2013 Programme has produced a lot of results and the applied research, targeted analyses, scientific tools and publications provide a huge pool of knowledge that can be actively used in decision making. The project aims at strengthening the bridge between ESPON knowledge and local reality by bringing ESPON results closer to potential users. The project shall provide a platform for dis ...
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Managing Migration and its Effects in SEE - Transnational Actions Towards (SEEMIG)

Start date: May 31, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

...n, ageing, low labour force participation rate). Together with further aspects like gender, age and the given territorial heterogeneity of the programme area, they are creating a complex challenge to economic development and cohesion. Only by joint, transnational actions can SEE countries tackle these challenges, which if no strategic measures are taken will negatively affect territorial cohesion ...
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Amber Coast Logistics (ACL)

Start date: Jun 8, 2011, End date: Mar 7, 2013,

...Sea Region (BSR) to the European transport network and international trade flows. The project’s main objective is to improve accessibility and locistic processes both via land and sea to strengthen economic ties between emerging countries like Belarus, Russia or Ukraine and EU member states within the BSR.As transnational supply chains become more and more segmented, the number and importance of l ...
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The Impact of Service Sector Innovation and Internationalisation on Growth and Productivity (SERVICEGAP)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

The primary objective of this research project is to produce a comprehensive study on the impact of market services on aggregate economic growth in the EU and its comparative performance relative to competitor regions, especially the US. The research is divided into three areas: Productivity and its drivers in service industries; Firm strategies in the knowledge-based economy and Internationalisat ...
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Indicators for evaluating international performance in service sectors (INDICSER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"The objective of the INDICSER project is to develop indicators which provide information on the performance of service sectors in the EU. At the heart of the project are concerns that such indicators should be valid in terms of concepts, measurement methods and feasibility but should also have value in terms of their usefulness for policy. Therefore the approach adopted is to include both an EU-w ...
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Renewable Energy Regions Network (RENREN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

RENREN grew out of a collaboration of 6 core regions concerned to play their part in global climate action and security of energy supply, and seeking to improve regional policy-making to nurture renewable energy sources (RES). They signed a Charter to this effect in April 2007. To develop an EU-wide partnership and spread the learning benefits of RENREN further, it was decided in 2008 that new mem ...
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Spatial-economic-ecological model for the assessment of sustainability policies of Russia (SUST-RUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"The objective of the study is to develop and implement for Russia an integrated spatial-economic-ecological modelling approach, which represents the state-of-the-art in different areas of economic, transport, resource-use and environmental modelling, and can be used to assist policy makers in their choice of medium and long-term sustainability policies. This implies the following interrelated a ...
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Full Costs of Climate Change (ClimateCost)

Start date: Dec 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

There is increasing interest in the economics of climate change to inform policy on a) long-term targets, b) the costs of inaction (the economic effects of climate change), and c) the costs and benefits of adaptation. The objectives of this study are to advance knowledge across all three areas, i.e. the full economic costs of climate change, through the following tasks: 1. To identify and develop ...
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Intangible Capital and Innovations: Drivers of Growth and Location in the EU (INNODRIVE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

...mployment and competitiveness of the EU. The importance of R&D and innovation is also explicitly acknowledged in the “Lisbon process”. However, our knowledge of the contribution of intangibles to economic performance is still incomplete. While firms undoubtedly are at the centre of innovation and productivity growth, their activities are hard to analyse empirically. Furthermore, at the macro-level ...
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Strengthening the role that Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have on the ERA development (PLATONPLUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

PLATON+ aims to catalyze dissemination of the European research in Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) as well as to capitalize SSH research results and assets across non-SSH research areas / themes. The proposed project will operate as a central hub for the dissemination of SSH research so as to (a) facilitate integration and coordination of SSH (-related) research under FP7 and to (b) e ...
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Religious education in a multicultural society: School and home in comparative context (REMC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

"This study explores the transmission of religious beliefs and values through the education system and the family across different EU country contexts. Firstly, it examines the importance of religious denomination in school choice. Secondly, it explores how religious beliefs and values are transmitted in the course of primary education across different countries. The study will use both primary re ...
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LINK - Career Services for Better Jobs

The dynamic labor market situation in the enlarged European Union –aging, diversity and mobility of population, multiple transitions in the lifespan, gender issues, etc.– requires new skills, more complex knowledge and a holistic approach from the career practitioners in order to better understand the needs of citizens and provide them with quality services.Bulgaria, Poland and Spain are facing si ...
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CARTOON – FORMAZIONE ANIMATA

The impact envisagedContemporary society is characterized by mass media communication, present in every cultural and professional activity: there is therefore a general need for people to be flexible to innovation and to communicate in an efficient and concise way. Cartoons (comics/animation/illustration) are useful and practical tools, mirroring a universal barrier-free language, able to facilit ...
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MEDITERRANEAN LIFE STYLE (MedLS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012,

The main objective of the project is supporting and promoting tourism through the creation of the common brand Mediterranean Lifestyle linked to local excellencies and best practices of most representative sectors: gastronomy, typical products, natural and cultural resources, handicraft. The main project deliverables include: • A field survey to define MedLS rules and a Manual • Identification of ...
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Assessment of the Second Vocational Training Survey: Comparative Analysis of Continuing Vocational Training on the Basis of CVTS2 Results

Making sense of statistics : The wide-ranging survey, Continuing Vocational Training Survey 2, undertaken across the whole EU and the accession countries, provides a wealth of statistical information about the state of Europe's vocational education and training systems. However, for this data to be meaningful, a detailed analysis and evaluation is needed. This project has delivered this analysis, ...
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New objective tourism without BARRIER (N.O. BARRIER)

The project deals with the topic of social inclusion proposing the improvement of tourist easy access in the participating territories. NO BARRIER aims at carrying out an organic set of interventions in order to reduce barriers, which do not allow the full use of territories to disabled persons. Moreover it consists of the following: • Elaborating methods and tools for certifying the accessible pl ...
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Neighborhood Social Planning and Development (NebSoc)

Start date: Dec 26, 2013,

The main objective of the project is to identify the social disparities of the area and provide specific solutions with the help of new technological tools (GIS) for improving the quality of life of the local population. More specifically it proposes the following:• Support of social integration issues• Local growth through the improvement and increase of employment• ...
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E-Learning-Based Cooperative Educational and Pedagogical Methods for VET Teachers

...s: information and communication technology; cooperative educational methodology; the learning process and activity planning. Materials will be developed for courses on the following subjects: media; economics; trade; marketing; administration; electronics; mechanical engineering; catering & tourism. The ETC and ESEC tools will be piloted amongst the project partners and will be supported by a pro ...
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ADULT GUIDANCE IN EDUCATION: TRAINING OF TRAINERS

Improved training for adult education : The project responds to needs for better trained adult guidance workers by elaborating a programme for the training of instructors and producing multilingual educational materials in various formats. This project started in 2001 and lasted 30 months.
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Fit for Europe Enlargement - FEEL

A centralised source for widespread employers : The overarching aim of this project is to create a single source of information on vocational training, university studies and labour, with a view to promoting mobility in Europe. Transparency is ensured and a website will be used to present the results of projects in the languages of countries concerned. This project started in 2003 and lasted 36 mo ...
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