Publications

The Commission has been supporting the authorities of Brandenburg (Germany) and its public higher education institutions in the preparation of a new tertiary education strategy, and the provision of accessible continuing education programmes.

The European Commission supports the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland in developing concrete and actionable policy measures and recommendations for market participants and public administration to strengthen the Polish financial market in the context of financing the climate transition.

Towards Sustainable Water Services in Estonia presents a strategy and action plan to promote efficiency gains for water supply and sanitation services in Estonia, focusing on the consolidation of service provision.

This sociological study focused on the relationship between financial institutions and their elderly clients, to observe commercial practices in the field, the interactions between banking institutions and professionals in contact with customers, and to better understand their impact.

Synthesis of the sociological study focused on the relationship between financial institutions and their elderly clients, to observe commercial practices in the field, the interactions between banking institutions and professionals in contact with customers, and to better understand their impact.

Spanish society values families and family life highly, but the way that families look and live has been changing drastically over the past decades. This report suggests ways to adapt Spain’s family policy to incorporate family diversity into the national policy framework, ...

This review provides policy recommendations on how to improve the Slovenian pension system, building on the OECD’s best practices in pension design. It details the Slovenian pension system and identifies its strengths and weaknesses based on cross‑country comparisons...

The Commission supported the Bulgarian Administration of the Council of Ministers for the administrative reform with three specific actions. A functional review led to recommendations for better organisation, coordination and accountability of the central administration...

Since 2006 Lithuania has taken steps to ensure higher operational efficiency and to reduce the disparity in prices for water supply and sanitation services. However, progress has been slow. Concerns have emerged regarding representation of small municipalities in consolidated utilities and increased

Procurement of information and communication technologies (ICT) plays a decisive role not only in public-service delivery but in public-sector modernisation. This report takes stock of current ICT procurement practices in the Slovak Republic and provides evidence-based strategic policy advice for...

This report provides Hungary with key recommendations and policy options to establish comprehensive and user-friendly methodologies and tools for the greater uptake of life-cycle costing (LCC) methodology in public procurement.

The European Commission supported the Portuguese authorities aiming to define the National Smart Cities Strategy, to foster the development of smart cities ...

Through this project, the European Commission supported the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in enhancing its disability system.

Through this project, the European Commission supported the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in enhancing its disability system.

Through this project, the European Commission supported the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in enhancing its disability system.

Through this project, the European Commission supported the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in enhancing its disability system.

Through this project, the European Commission supported the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in enhancing its disability system.

The Commission supported the adopting and implementing of a national strategy on financial literacy in Austria, composed of a high-level document and a roadmap with concrete steps (defined structure, timing, activities and methodologies).

The Commission supports the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic in defining policy options for the establishment of a regulatory sandbox for innovative companies in the financial sector (FinTech).