Hybrid threats use a mix of tactics to undermine democracies, aiming to discredit them against authoritarian regimes. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has developed a CORE model to help policymakers counter such threats by understanding the foundations of democratic systems and their interconnectedness. This report includes case studies demonstrating the effects of hybrid threats on democracies. 

This report focuses on the adoption of the Design Thinking approach related to urban security and crime prevention. This report aims at providing the theoretical ground on where to build the innovative methodology addressing urban security and crime prevention initiatives. The spotlight in this report is upon the theoretical path to follow for devising effective solutions: the aim of this proposed framework is not to provide practical assistance for urban security instruments.

This document aims to (1) lay the conceptual foundations to seize climate resilience opportunities in development projects by presenting definitions and examples for climate resilience elements and capacities as a basis for a climate resilience metrics framework and (2) guide sectoral specialists in identifying adequate metrics to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented adaptation and climate resilience activities via climate resilience output and outcome indicators at the project level.

The report provides materials supporting decision making for a risk-based maintenance of tunnels and bridges. For maximal safety, availability and cost-effectiveness of transport infrastructure, IM-SAFE envisions a paradigm shift from the time-based/corrective maintenance towards riskbased/predictive maintenance through data-informed decision-making enabled by a new and harmonised European standard for monitoring, including a standardised digitalisation approach. IM-SAFE envisions that risk-based maintenance strategies will be embedded in infrastructure management systems to ensure safety over the infrastructure assets’ lifetime. 

The IMAJINE project and its Policy Report on the Relational Qualities of Spatial Justice aims to explore and address spatial justice and territorial inequalities in Europe. It delves into the concept of spatial justice, examining its relational qualities and the challenges associated with achieving justice across time and space. The outcome of this project is a comprehensive policy report that provides insights into the complexities of spatial justice and offers recommendations for promoting a sustainable, green economy and society while addressing intergenerational justice.

The IMAJINE project aims to address spatial justice and territorial inequalities in Europe by offering empirical evidence related to themes of inequalities and economic growth at different geographical scales. It focuses on regional units, such as NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 levels, as well as local geographical units like municipalities. The purpose of the project is to provide a more precise understanding of spatial inequalities and their impact on regional growth, with the ultimate goal of informing more mindful cohesion policies. The project is expected to compile a comprehensive report that offers theoretical backgrounds, empirical evidence, and potential policy implications for addressing spatial justice and territorial inequalities in Europe.

The IMAJINE project aims to investigate the levels of economic development and rates of economic growth across regions and countries of the European Union (EU) to support the EU Cohesion Policy. It focuses on studying the assumptions of real convergence to promote economic development and reduce significant economic, social, and territorial disparities that still exist between Europe's regions and Member States. It offers a comprehensive report on Economic Growth in EU Territories, which provides valuable insights into the complexities and difficulties related to the analysis and the interpretation of economic convergence, and makes recommendations for policies and interventions that could address future challenges in promoting integration and cooperation within the EU.

The iManageCancer project will provide a cancer disease self-management platform designed accordingly to the specific needs of patients. The platform will focus on the wellbeing of the cancer patient with a special emphasis on their psycho-emotional condition. This deliverable will define scenarios and corresponding use cases for the iManageCancer platform. It describes the evolution of this scenarios and use cases and in addition comments on the legal and ethical aspects.

This deliverable reports the Multi-cultural Communication Guidelines, which aim at improving security operators and first responders’ situational awareness and intercultural competences in all phases of an emergency.

This report outlines an action plan to bolster the adoption of resilience measures for properties at high flood risk in UK, complementing the broader National Flood Resilience Review. It advocates for refining building regulations, utilizing Flood Re to build an evidence base, establishing rigorous standards with certification, creating an online information portal for flood resilience, and fostering partnerships between various stakeholders to promote flood resilience. The plan has already resulted in tangible outcomes, including the initiation of an advice web portal.

The purpose of this exchange of experience and common analysis of the state of the art is to organize & document the implementation of the In-Business Growth (IBG) project, provide solid background for the good practice guide and the innovative approach in Action 2, and ensure the necessary linkages to the transfer roadmaps to the partner institutions & third parties planned for Action 3 of the project.

The IN-PREP project aims at improving inter-organisational response capacity in complex environments of disasters and crises. It provides a Handbook on Cross-Organisational Preparedness and Response Operations, which brings together lessons learned and good practices in enhancing cross-organisational collaboration. The Handbook is organized according to three main user groups: policy and decision makers, first responders, and the public. It is envisaged to become a central reference document for civil protection related interoperability aspects in Europe and should be continuously updated to allow for the integration of additional good practice.

The IN-PREP project aims to enhance inter-organisational response capacity in complex disaster and crisis environments. Through training programmes, exercises, and demonstrations, the project seeks to improve collaboration and preparedness among various stakeholders. It attempts to provide valuable insights and findings from these activities, which are compiled in the Knowledge Capitalisation Report to inform policy and operational recommendations for future crisis response efforts.

The IN-PREP project aims to identify success and failure factors in transboundary crisis management, including the technologies used. The project analyzes five managerial tasks shared among responders, including situation assessment, decision making, co-operation, command and control, supply of basic services, and communication with the public. The ultimate goal is to develop a Mixed-Reality Preparedness Platform (MRPP) and a handbook to guide collaboration in inter-organizational and transboundary crisis situations.

This paper gives an overview of a project which, through looking at climate risks on agriculture in the Republic of North Macedonia, aimed to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of national institutions, support the establishment of climate change policies in agriculture, and promote climate-smart practices to increase the resilience of the agriculture sector.

This paper highlights the benefits of macroprudential policies for nations facing unpredictable capital flows. Implementing these frameworks can protect financial systems from large shocks and ensure stability. It's vital to enhance prudential regulation while liberalizing capital flow. While there's growing familiarity with these policies, authorities are fine-tuning to optimize benefits and costs. Decisions should combine key indicators with broad expertise.

This report presents the findings of a study which helps to fill the gap in knowledge relating to climate change and the waste sector, specifically by exploring the impacts of climate change on the waste sector and the potential for adaptation.

"InDICEs," a Horizon 2020 research project, presents policy recommendations aimed at assisting Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs) in navigating the digital realm. The document emphasizes a community-focused digital transformation, supporting access to and reusability of digital cultural heritage. It addresses key stakeholders, including policymakers, heritage networks, CHIs, and Cultural and Creative Industries professionals. The recommendations focus on democratizing digital transformation, fostering collaboration, rethinking digitization approaches, and establishing ethical frameworks.

This report has four main objectives: first the methodology, development and testing of the INDIMO Service Evaluation Tool (SET) is explained, followed by a section of recommendations for a more inclusive and accessible digital transport system, a third section proposes policy recommendations for advocating universal design at three policy levels: local, national, and European. Lastly, we propose a theoretical and practical approach to nudging users towards digital mobility services.

This report addresses the quality of the involvement of national social partners in the creation of recovery and resilience plans (RRPs). Therefore, it is mainly focused on tripartite social dialogue, in whatever form it takes at national level. The findings constitute an indicator of the quality of tripartite social dialogue at national level.