Publications

Local and regional authorities’ access to the EU budget : lessons to be drawn from the MFF 2021-27.

Alessandrini, M., Amichetti, C., Valenza, A., Gasperini, M., Freguglia, P. (2025)

Committee of the Regions

Strategic coordination and financial complementarity of CPR funds with other EU instruments : final report.

Valenza, A., Amichetti, C., Berton, A., Iacobucci, E., Alessandrini, M., Zillmer, S., Gorny, H., Hrelja, D., Spule, S., Toptsidou, M., Andronic, C., Schmidt, L., Fabricius, L., Lindström, V., Holstein, F., Messinger, I., Ivanov, B., Targama, K., Kovats, B., Kotrasinski, J., Očkerl, P., Münch, A. (2025)

European Commission DG REGIO

SCOs and FNLC in practice in the IPA countries : final report.

Zillmer, S., Hrelja, D. (2025)

Commissione Europea DG REGIO

Funding synergies for innovation, industrial transition and entrepreneurship : an analysis of ERDF and ESF support for S3 skills in the 2021-2027 programming period.

Woolford, J., Lalanne, M. with contributions from Familiari, G., Christian, P., Alessandrini, M. (2024)

How EU public procurement rules affect regions and cities

Valenza, A., Odoardi, L., Giorgino, E., Marchetti, G. E., Zillmer, S (2025)

Committee of the Regions

Experiences of regional authorities with the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) and suggestions for improvement.

Truc, M., Freguglia, P., Markowska, A., Alessandrini, M., Amichetti, C. (2025)

Committee of the Regions

Study to support the interim evaluation of the Public Sector Loan Facility (PSLF) : final report.

Gramillano, A., Familiari, G., Iacobucci, E., Kramer, Jan-Philipp, Fuhs, V., Vogelsang, V., Zock, M. (2025)

European Commission DG REGIO

Study to support the mid-term evaluation of cohesion policy programmes 2021-2027 financed by the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and JTF : final report.

Levarlet, F., Gramillano, A., Iacobucci, E., Haarich, S., Gorny, H., Gaugitsch, R. (2025)

Commissione Europea - DG della Politica regionale e urbana

Study to develop EU level Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) and other EU level results-based tools in the programming period 2021-2027 in the sectors of Health, ICT and Environment

(2023)

European Commission

Study : "Effective decentralisation in the context of the European Semester and beyond"

Zillmer, S., Gløersen, E., Alessandrini, M., Fratini, A. (2023)

Committee of the Regions

Study to develop EU level Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) and other EU level results – based tools in the programming period 2021-2027, in the sector of the Energy efficiency & renewable energy, Research & Innovation activities, and SME Growth & Competitiveness.

(2023)

European Commission

Study: " The role of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU Recovery in 2023"

Berton, A., Iacobucci, E., Valenza, A. (2023)

Committee of the Regions

Study: "The impact of the gas supply crisis on the Just Transition Plans"

Hat, K., Böhnke, M., Dallhammer, E. , Levarlet, F., Alessandrini, M., Iacobucci, E. (2023)

European Parliament

Scientific literature review on group decision-making models

Levarlet, F., Berton, A., Paterlini, C (2023)

EFSA (European Food Safety Authorithy)

Article: 'Appalti pubblici: quali i bisogni e le sfide da affrontare per un migliore accesso delle PMI?'

Celotti P., Le Moglie P., Houlière A. (2022)

CINSEDO

Report: 'La Transizione Digitale'

Valenza A., Iacobucci E., Cassa C., Pisano P., Barca M., Luciani S., Mezzullo N. (2022)

FORMEZ PA

Study 'Contribution of key EU policies to promote the cohesion as an overall value and objective of the European Union'

Böhme K., Toptsidou M., Zillmer S., Lüer C., Valenza A., Amichetti C., Bettini C., Hrelja D., Bernd Schuh B., Gaugitsch R., Gaupp-Berghausen M., Hat K., with inputs by JRC on Rhomolo scenarios language review by Wills T. (2022)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Synergies between the Sustainable Development Goals and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans – Best Practices from Local and Regional Authorities'

Alessandrini M., Pasturel A., Hat K., Münch A., Marinović P.,). Language review by Palmer JD. (2022)

Committee of the Regions

Implementing the European Green Deal : handbook for local and regional governments.

Gløersen, E., Gorny, H., Mäder Furtado, M., Münch, A., Alessandrini, M., Bettini, C. (2022)

Committee of the Regions

Study: "Cross-border public services"

Zillmer, S., Gramillano, A, Hrelja,D., Iacob, A., et al. (2022)

European Commission

Study on "The state of the regions, cities and villages in the areas of socio-economic policies. Contribution to the 2022 EU Annual Regional and Local Barometer"

Böhme, K., Valenza, A., Amichetti, C., Iacob, A. , Iacobucci E., et al. (2022)

Committee of the Regions

'Access to Healthcare' in 2014-2020 European Territorial Cooperation programmes - Analysis and visualisation of the results

Legnini M., Armillotta E., Celotti P. Language review by Wills T. (2022)

University of Valencia – Interact Office of Valencia

Study ‘COVID-19 response of EU public administration’

Valenza A., Hrelja D., Celotti P., Casamassima C, Alessandrini M., Blomeyer R., Franceschelli N. Linguistic review by Wills T. (2022)

European Parliament

Study 'Renovation Wave: guidance for local and regional implementation'

Münch A., Badouix M., Schuh B., Zillmer S., with contributions by Gorny H., Badouix M., Messinger I., Hat K., Gaupp-Berghausen M., Pichler R., Gløersen E., Hans S., Holstein F., Spule S., Toptsidou M., Amichetti C., Casamassima C., Hrelja D., Iacob A (2022)

Committee of the Regions

Study 'New trade and economic relations between EU-UK: the impact on regions and cities'

Alessandrini M., Bettini C., Iacobucci E., Gløersen E., Zillmer S., Gorny H., Hat K., Münch A. Language review by Palmer JD. (2022)

Committee of the Regions

Study 'Documenting climate mainstreaming in the EU Budget'

Levarlet F., Alessandrini M., Schratzenstaller-Altzinger M., Franceschelli N. (2022)

European Parliament

Study: "Documenting climate mainstreaming in the EU Budget".

Levarlet, F., Alessandrini, M., Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, M. et al. (2022)

European Parliament

Study 'Impact of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on EU Cohesion'

Böhme K., Zillmer S., Hans S., Hrelja D., Valenza A., Mori A., Language review by Wills T. Research manager: Kołodziejski M., Project, publication and communication assistance: Borka A., Ostańska K. (2022)

European Parliament

Study: 'SME needs analysis in public procurement'

Celotti, P., Alessandrini, M., Valenza, A., Amichetti, C., Fabregas, J., et al. Language review by Willis T. (2021)

European Commission – DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Paper: 'L’impatto del Covid sulle Regioni e i percorsi operativi per la ripresa - Valutazione, Sanità, Strumenti finanziari, Cooperazione'

Gramillano A., Iacob A., Valenza A., Amichetti C., Familiari G., Palego L., Hreja D., Mori A., Ciaffi A., Odone C., Caporizzi L. (2021)

CINSEDO

Article 'Obstacles to Cross-border Cooperation and Integration in Western Balkan Countries'

Zillmer S., Hreja D., Toptsidou M., Brignani N., Spule S., Stumm T. (2021)

JOURNAL OF THE WESTERN BALKANS NETWORK ON TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE (TG-WeB)

Analysis of Cross-border obstacles between EU Member States and Enlargement Countries

Hrelja, D., Brignani, N. — technical support: Armillotta, E. (2021)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Regional impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the tourist sector

Böhme, K., Haarich, S., Toptsidou, M., Besana, F., Corbineau, C., Hans, S., Holstein, F., Hrelja, D., Valenza, A (2021)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Methodology for establishing environmental proofing of investments funded under the InvestEU programme

Camboni, M., Rumbauskaitė, R., Daly, E., Mugdal, S., Lengyel, Z., Levarlet, F., Brignon, J.-M., Pentinnen, I., Kaddouh, S., Salvetti, M. (2021)

European Commission - DG Environment

Support to SME initiative evaluation in the Member States : final report.

t33 (2021)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Regional and local authorities and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans

Valenza, A., Amichetti, C., Iacob, A., Celotti, P., Zillmer, S., Kotrasinski, J. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Local and regional finances in the aftermath of COVID-19'

Alessandrini, M., Bosch Chen, I., Kubeková V., and Fiorillo, F., with contributions from Blomeyer , R., Ceccarelli, G., and Malan, J. Lang. review by Wills, T. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Guidebook on registering EGTCs

Zillmer, S., Hans, S., Lüer, C., Le Moglie, C., Haarich, S., Gløersen, E., Alessandrini, M., Wills, T. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Application of the principles of partnership and multi-level governance in Cohesion Policy programming 2021-2027'

Holstein, F., Bohme, K., Much, A., Schuh, B., Hrelja, D., Iacob, A., Amichetti, C. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Study 'Integration of Geographic and Statistical data for better EU policy making'

Gaugitsch R., Dallhammer E., Schuh B., Andronic C., Badouix M., Zillmer S., Armillotta E., Celotti P., Language review by Ache P. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Cohesion as an overall value of the European Union.

Böhme, K., Zillmer, S., Toptsidou, M., Lüer, C., Valenza, A., Amichetti, C., Bettini, C., Hrelja, D., Schuh, B., Gaugitsch, R., Gaupp-Berghausen, M., Hat, K. (2021)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Active subsidiarity and the European Semester: the involvement of cities and regions in policy-making for investment and structural reform'

Valenza, A., Hickey, P. (t33), Zillmer, S. (Spatial Foreisght), Georis, P., Martinos, H. (2020)

Committee of the Regions

Potential impacts of COVID-19 on regions and cities of the EU.

Böhme, K., Besana, F., Lüer, C., Holstein, F., Hans, S., Valenza, A., Caillaud, B., Derszniak-Noirjean, M. (2020)

Committee of the Regions

Regions and cities providing SGEIs : identifying difficulties resulting from the State aid framework.

Alessandrini, M., Tarantino, S., Zillmer, S., Derszniak-Noirjean, M. (2020)

Committee of the Regions

Study on specific tax regimes for outermost regions belonging to France and Spain

Grassi, T., Giannotti, E. contributors: Levarlet, F. (2020)

European Commission - DG TAXUD

Article: 'Financing Sustainability at EU level: state of play and key challenges' in 'Paradigms, Models, Scenarios and Practices for Strong Sustainability'

Levarlet, F., Alessandrini, M. (2020)

Oeconomia Editions

EGTC monitoring report 2018-2019

Zillmer, S., Hans, S., Lüer, C., Toptsidou, M., Hsiung, C., Stroissnig, U., Münch, A., Le Moglie, P. (t33), Kruljac, D., Wills, T. (2020)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Assessing the need for a modification of the state aid rules for the phasing-out of coal'

Alessandrini, M., Celotti, P., Nespeca, G., Haarich, S., Lüer, C., Zillmer, S., Dallhammer, E., Derszniak-Noirjean, M., Prasilova, M., Tarantino, S., Wills, T. (2020)

Committee of the Regions

Health and Ageing in Cooperation Programmes

Alessandrini, M., Celotti, P., Brignani, N. (2019)

Interact Programme

Youth, education and training in cooperation programmes

Levarlet, F., Alessandrini, M., Valenza, A. (2019)

Interact Programme

Study: 'EU policy framework on SMEs: state of play and challenges'

Alessandrini M., Valenza A., Gramillano A., Zingaretti C. (t33 Srl), Zillmer S., Holstein F. ,Salvatori G. (Spatial Foresight), Dallhammer E., Gaupp-Berghausen M., Derszniak M.(ÖIR). (2019)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Assessing the implementation of the 2014 Directives on public procurement: challenges and opportunities at regional and local level'

Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M., Negrila, P., Celotti, P. and Wills, T. (2019)

Committee of the Regions

Study: 'Implementing a place-based approach to EU industrial policy strategy'

Alessandrini, M., Celotti, P., Dallhammer, E., Gorny, H., Gramillano, A., Schuh, B., Zingaretti, C., with contributions from Toptsidou, M., Gaupp-Berghausen, M. (2019)

Committee of the Regions

Study: "Development of a system of common indicators for European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund interventions after 2020 - Part II – Thematic Objective 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11"

Gramillano, A., Celotti, P., Familiari G., Schuh B., Nordstrom, M. (2018)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Study: "Development of a system of common indicators for European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund interventions after 2020 - Part I – Thematic Objective 1, 3, 4, 5, 6"

Gramillano, A., Celotti, P., Familiari G., Schuh B., Nordstrom, M. (2018)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Study: "New assessment of ESIF administrative costs and burden"

Spatial Foresight GmbH and t33 Srl (2018)

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Article:"SEA for Sustainable Cities: How the Strategic Environmental Assessment Has Driven the ESI Programme Towards Urban Sustainability"

Galassi, G., Levarlet, F., Lorgeoux, E. (2018) (2018)

Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

Study: "Assessing the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on regions and cities in EU27"

Levarlet, F.; Seri, P.; Zingaretti, C; Hrelja, D.; Lorgeoux, E. (t33) with contributions from Lüer, C. (Spatial Foresight), Derszniak-Noirjean, M. (ÖIR), Woolford, J. and Trombetta, F. (2018)

Committee of the Regions

Study: "State of play and future challenges of the European Social Fund in promoting social cohesion in Europe's cities and regions"

Levarlet, F., Hrelja, D. (t33 Srl), Beke, M., Blomeyer, R., Maridis, G.,Perreau, E., Sanz, M. (Blomeyer & Sanz), Chandler, C., Kreutzer, S. (CSES) (2018)

Committee of the Regions

Ex-post Evaluation of 2007-2013 ENPI CBC Programmes

(2018)

European Commission - DG Near

Case Report: "Data Visualization of European Regional Operational Programmes: Unleashing the Informative Potential of Open Data for Performance Assessment"

Frontoni, E.; Palloni, R. (2018)

Preprints

Implementation of the Decision and the Framework on SGEIs: involvement of LRAs in the reporting exercise and state of play as regards the assessment of social services as economic activities

Zillmer, S., Haarich, S., Holstein, F., Toptsidou, M., Le Moglie, P. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

The role of the local and regional authorities in the implementation of the EFSI: opportunities and challenges

Alessandrini, M., Levarlet, F., Negrila, P., Le Moglie, P., Bucci, A., Celotti, P. , Mollay, U., Kotrasiński, J. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

How to improve regional and local governance of SME and entrepreneurship policy

Schuh, B., Kirchmayr-Novak, S., Gorny, H., Kaucic, J., Keringer, F., Hans, S., Holstein, F., Topsidou, M., Zillmer, S., Le Moglie, P., Lorgeoux, E., Celotti, P. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

The Future of Industry in Europe

Alessandrini, M., Celotti, P., Gramillano, A., Lilla, M. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

EGTC monitoring report 2016 and impacts of Schengen area crisis on the work of EGTCs

Zillmer, S., Hans, S., Lüer, C., Montán, A., Toptsidou, M., Schuh, B., Hsiung, C., Celotti, P., Le Moglie, P. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

Entrepreneurship on islands and other peripheral regions

Haarich, S., Zillmer, S., Holstein, F., Montán, A., Wergles, N., Toptsidou, M., Gorny, H., Brkanovic, S., Celotti, P. (2017)

Committee of the Regions

Gold-Plating in European Structural and Investment Funds

Böhme, K., Holstein, F., Toptsidou M., Zillmer S., Gorny, H., Brkanović, S., Schuh, B., Lorgeoux, E., Cignitti F., Brignani N. (2017)

European Parliament

Article:"Improving sustainability of Programmes in Strategic Environmental Assessment procedures: The qualitative structural approach for ranking (QUASAR) the environmental effects

Galassi, G., Levarlet, F. (2017) (2017)

European Journal of Sustainable Development

Mapping of EU Member States'/regions' Research and Innovation plans & Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) on Bioeconomy for 2014-2020

Haarich, S., Kirchmayr-Novak, S., Fontenla, A., Toptsidou M., Hans, S. (2017)

European Commission

Paper: "Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy does not offer any functional recovery advantage in comparison to the open approach 3 months after the operation: a case matched analysis"

Salati, M., Brunelli, A., Xiumè, F., Monteverde, M., Sabbatini, A., Tiberi, M., Pompili, C., Palloni, R., Refai, M. (2017)

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Transposition of the Public Procurement Directives and its effect on Local and Regional Authorities

t33, OIR and Sweco (2016)

Committee of the Regions

The impact of the new ESA2010 accounting rules on local and regional Authorities

t33 (Familiari, G., Celotti, P.), OIR and Sweco (2016)

Committee of the Regions

Collecting solid evidence to assess the needs to be addressed by Interreg cross-border cooperation programmes

Gramillano, A., Levarlet, F., Nilsson, H., Camagni, R., Capello, R., Caragliu, A., Fratesi, U., Lindberg, G. (2016)

European Commission

The implementation of the partnership principle and multi-level governance during the programming phase of the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds

Sweco, Spatial foresight, NordRegio and, for t33 (Familiari, G., Brignani, N., Levarlet, F.) (2016)

European Commission

Does PPOFEV1 predict early observed fev1 after uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resections? a prospective evaluation

Refai, M., Salati, M., Tiberi, M., Xiumè, F., Monteverde, M., Palloni R., Sabbatini, A. (2016)

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

Review of adopted European Territorial Cooperation Programmes

Levarlet, F., Preku, A., Lorgeoux, E., Brignani, N., Wills, T., Zillmer, S., Holstein, F., Stumm, T. (2016)

European Parliament

Is culture a key factor in the European Union's macro-regional strategies?

Celotti, P., Settanni, M.G., Brignani, N., Gramillano, A. (2016)

Economia della Cultura

Financial Instruments for enterprise support - Final Report

Wishlade, F., Michie, R., Familiari, G., Schneidewind, P., Resch, A. (2016)

European Commission

Labour mobility and Local and Regional Authorities: benefits, challenges and solutions

Alessandrini, M., Celotti, P., Cignitti, F., Fontenla, A., Lüer, C., Wergles, N. (2016)

Committee of the Regions

The impact of demographic change on European regions

Gløersen, E., Drăgulin, M., Hans, S., Kaucic, J., Schuh, B., Keringer, F., Celotti, P. (2016)

Committee of the Regions

European grouping of territorial cooperation as an instrument for promotion and improvement of territorial cooperation in Europe

Zillmer, S., Lüer, C., Toptsidou, M., Krzymuski, M., Dallhammer, E., Kintisch, M., Schuh, B., Celotti, P., Colin, A., Preku, A., Brignani, N., Waterhout, B., Zonneveld, W., Stead, D. (2015)

European Parliament

New role of macro-regions in European Territorial Cooperation

Schuh, B., Kintisch, M., Dallhammer, E., Preku, A., Gløersen, E., Toptsidou, M., Böhme, K., Valenza, A., Celotti, P., Brignani, N., Cristino, B., Stead, D., Zonneveld, W., Waterhout, B. (2015)

European Parliament

Study to determine flat-rate revenue percentages for the sectors or subsectors within the fields of ICT, research, development and innovation and energy efficiency to apply to net revenue generating operations co-financed by the European Structural and I

Csil and t33 (Valenza, A., Familiari, G., Levarlet, F., Gramillano, A.) (2015)

European Commission

Feasibility of Mapping of the Social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

t33, OIR and Sweco (2015)

Committee of the Regions

Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy programmes 2007-2013, focusing on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) – Work Package Zero: Data collection and quality assessment.

t33 (Familiari, G., Valenza, A., Levarlet, F., Brignani, N., Gramillano, A., Alessandrini, M., Wills, T.) OIR and Spatial Foresight (2015)

European Commission

Fostering innovation at regional level: lessons from European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) experience

t33 (Alessandrini, M.), OIR and Sweco (2015)

Committee of the Regions

Action potentials of cross -border & transnational cooperation under the Thematic Objectives of the ESIF 2014-2020

Stumm, T., t33 (Celotti, P., Brignani, N.) and Spatial Foresight (2015)

Interact

Territorial dimension of the Industrial Policy Package

t33 (Gramillano, A., Alessandrini, M.), Sweco and OIR (2016)

Committee of the Regions

Quantifying public procurement of research and development of ICT solutions in Europe- SMART 2011-0036

Familiari, G., Brignani, N., Gramillano, A., Levarlet, F., Valenza, A., Ypma, P., Bill, H., Simpson, J., Kapff, L., Van der Peijl, S. (2014)

European Commission

E-invoicing in public procurement: Early Warning System file - Analysis of local and regional authorities' subsidiarity scrutiny of legislative proposal COM(2013)449

t33 (2013)

Committee of the Regions

Study on Exchange of Experience Processes

Eureconsult, t33 ( Valenza, A., Celotti, P., Brignani, N.) and Spatial Foresight (2013)

Interreg IV C

Measuring the impact of changing regulatory requirements to administrative cost and administrative burden of managing EU Structural Funds

t33 (Valenza, A., Familiari, G., Levarlet, F.), Archidata, Berman Group, CSIL, Infyde, Laboratorium Rozwoju, METIS and SWECO (2012)

Study 'Assessment of the impact of current state aid rules on local and regional authorities and recommendations for changes'

t33 (Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M.), OIR and Sweco (2012)

Committee of the Regions

Assessment of the current legal situation and the possible impact of Posting of Workers Directive on local and regional authorities

t33 (Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M.), OIR and Sweco (2012)

Committee of the Regions

Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe and entrepreneurship policies at local and regional level

t33 (Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M.), Sweco and OIR (2013)

Committee of the Regions

Revision of EU public procurement legislation: matters of concern for LRA and potential subsidarity issues

t33 (Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M.) and OIR (2011)

Committee of the Regions

Assessment of the European Globalisation adjustement Fund programme till 2013 from the local and regional level and recommendations for the new programming perspective 2014-2020

Valenza, A., Alessandrini, M. (2012)

Committee of the Regions

Article: 'How to assess sustainability: examples and challenges from the EU cohesion policies' in 'Paradigms, Models, Scenarios and Practices for Strong Sustainability'

Levarlet, F., Galassi, G., Gramillano, A. (2020)

Editions Oeconomia