Cohesion policy is one of the most evaluated policies in the world. As the ex post evaluations of the 2014-2020 evaluations were completed, the Regional and Urban Policy Directorate General of the European Commission organised the 10th Conference on the Evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy ‘Policy Learning for Cohesion and Growth’. Bringing together policymakers, [...]

Details Written by Matteo Bassoli and Tommaso Greppi (2026). European Journal of CommunicationVolume 41, Issue 1, Pages 41-60. Read the article This study examines how European media portrayed Syrian refugees in 2015 and Ukrainian refugees in 2022, across seven national contexts. Drawing on the GDELT database of news articles and its automated sentiment analysis, the study compares [...]

Details Written by Domorenok Ekaterina and Gatti Franco (2026). European Policy Analysis. Read the article While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, [...]