Cultura y Educación

Este documento ofrece una visión general de las últimas tendencias tecnológicas y de mercado en el ámbito de las redes inteligentes en la Unión Europea. Dado el amplio alcance del tema y el enfoque exhaustivo seguido en el informe del año pasado, el análisis se ha centrado en dos tecnologías facilitadoras específicas que han mostrado avances significativos en el último año: Las conexiones de corriente continua de alta tensión (HVDC) y la infraestructura de contadores inteligentes.

The Factsheets of Basic figures on candidate countries and potential candidates present a series of basic statistical data for ten candidate countries and potential candidates and compares them with EU data. The candidate countries at the time of writing are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine. Kosovo and Georgia are potential candidates. With data up to and including the year 2021, this publication presents indicators from various domains such as demography, education, labour market, inflation, trade, GDP, energy, etc.

The debate about Cohesion Policy post 2027 has already started. Meanwhile, many of the adjustments of the delivery mechanism introduced in recent years still have to show whether they help to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Cohesion Policy. To facilitate the discussion about which changes to delivery mechanisms are worth carrying over to post 2027, this report offers a first review of changes in the 2021-2027 regulations, flexibilities introduced in Cohesion Policy regulations to face the pandemic and refugee crises, and possible lessons from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The review is based on desktop studies, a short survey of Cohesion Policy Programme authorities and interviews with authorities involved in Cohesion Policy and/or the RRF. The results highlight some first indications.