Study on Macroregional Strategies and their Links with Cohesion Policy

Description:The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy contracted this study to evaluate macroregional strategies supported by European funds during the 2007–2013 period. The research analysed countries (both EU and non-EU) that requested participation in these initiatives. The study’s primary purpose was to explore the performance of the four existing macroregional strategies, with a specific focus on the the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).

Link to the study

Duration: 2017/01 – 2017/12

Client: European Commission, DG Regio

Partner: COWI Denmark