PUBLICATION | 2026Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Standards under the Kampala CAADP Declaration: Enhancing Awareness and Reducing the Cost of Compliance - Kampala Policy Brief Series Issue #16 Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards are designed to ensure safe and healthy food systems while facilitating cross-border trade. However, compliance-related challenges often turn...
PUBLICATION | 2026The quality of meta-analyses in agricultural sustainability has been increasing, but weaknesses persist Meta-analyses (MAs) are needed to inform agricultural policies on sustainable farming practices (FPs). This study assesses the quality against established criteria of 570 MAs published...
PUBLICATION | 2026Futures of EU democracy: a foresight exploration of challenges, opportunities and tensions This report presents a comprehensive foresight study on the future of democracy in the EU, examining the complex interplay between emerging issues concerning the impact of artificial intelligence, citizen engagement...
PUBLICATION | 2026 Powering the Future This technology foresight report presents the process and findings of a Horizon Scanning exercise conducted in the context of FUTURINNOV (FUTURe-oriented detection and assessment of emerging technologies and breakthrough INNOVation), a collaboration...
PUBLICATION | 2026Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Displacement and Climate Migration This brief explores how emergency preparedness shapes climate-related displacement and migration. As climate hazards intensify, preparedness determines whether movement is chaotic or safe and planned. Anticipatory...
PUBLICATION | 2019How to survive an economic crisis? Lessons from the innovation profiles of EU regions Whereas the European project has long been described as a ‘convergence machine', the recent economic crisis has halted convergence in certain dimensions, and triggered divergence in others...
