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Beyond the final whistle: How major events can strengthen urban food systems

Reading Time: 4 minutesMajor sporting events bring new opportunities for local food businesses, but the benefits do not always last. How can cities turn temporary demand into stronger, more resilient food systems long after the final whistle?

Réduire les inégalités de genre dans le secteur financier: pourquoi et comment?

Reading Time: 3 minutesMalgré les progrès réalisés ces dernières années, le lien entre femmes et argent reste encore trop souvent un angle mort dans la sphère économique et financière. Que peuvent faire les régulateurs des marchés financiers?

Cuando la fiesta del cobre acaba, ¿pueden las regiones mineras conservar lo ganado?

Reading Time: 3 minutesLos auges del cobre no duran para siempre. Los precios suben, llega la inversión y las regiones mineras crecen, pero tarde o temprano el ciclo cambia. Para los territorios que dependen de la minería, la pregunta es evidente: ¿qué queda cuando eso ocurre?

From steel to social cohesion in Bilbao

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe city of Bilbao has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, evolving from a declining industrial centre into a city of global standing and appeal. How has it kept social cohesion at its heart?

Mining standards: Turning opportunity into local-development reality

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is the “paradox of proximity”: communities nearest a mine feel its impacts first, yet often lack the skills, finance or infrastructure to secure jobs and contracts. How can these opportunities be turned into outcomes?

La economía social y solidaria en Cataluña: claves del éxito

Reading Time: 4 minutesLa economía social y solidaria catalana no nació solo de la ley: desde 2016, catorce “Ateneus Cooperatius” y redes comunitarias han creado más de 1100 cooperativas. ¿Bastará ahora la política para sostener lo que crearon?

When the copper party ends… can mining regions make the gains last?

Reading Time: 3 minutesCopper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?

From roots to returns: engaging diasporas to tackle skills gaps

20 November 2025 Margaux Tharaux - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross the OECD, regions are scrambling for the skills needed to boost regional prosperity. For many, mobilising diaspora communities could help bolster the workforce, investment, and civic energy. Pairing quick fixes and core place-based investments in attractiveness factors like housing and public services can turn attachment into arrivals and long-term retention. The time is right: the pool of potential returners is large, and we are getting a handle on what works. Regions should act now to convert existing attachment into renewed demographic and socio-economic vitality.

No more paper work: how reducing red tape can boost businesses in regions

17 November 2025 Alexandra Rusu - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesReducing red tape and administrative burdens is not just a matter of convenience. It is a vital step towards encouraging business creation, innovation, and competition, for a more productive and prosperous future. Simplifying rules, digitising services and working across levels of government can unlock the potential of local businesses – whether they are launching tech startups or providing care services. How can we avoid suffocating our SMEs through red tape?

Europe’s leaky bucket: Why my generation’s founders are leaving

12 November 2025 Adrian Davies - (Meshara)

Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope has a ‘leaky bucket’ issue when it comes to nurturing young entrepreneurial talent. There is no lack in their production, but their retention is an issue. This phenomenon explains what the OECD calls the ”Missing Entrepreneurs” – the cohort of 812 000 potential young founders accounting for 11% of total untapped entrepreneurial potential. So, how do we move forward to a more promising future?

Das Leck in Europas Talentpool: Warum die jungen Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer meiner Generation abwandern

12 November 2025 Adrian Davies - (Meshara)

Reading Time: 5 minutesEuropa hat ein „Leck am Eimer“, wenn es um die Förderung junger Unternehmertalente geht. An Nachwuchs mangelt es nicht, doch die Entwicklung und Förderung dieser Talente scheitert kläglich. Dieses Phänomen erklärt, was die OECD als die „fehlenden Unternehmer“ bezeichnet – eine Gruppe von 812.000 potenziellen jungen Gründern, die 11 % des gesamten ungenutzten unternehmerischen Potenzials ausmachen. Was ist also die Ursache des Problems und wie können wir eine vielversprechendere Zukunft gestalten?

COGITO Talks… Youth entrepreneurs uncovered: Dare to dream – YEPA panel special

10 November 2025 Adrian Davies - (Meshara), Elina Cohen-Peirano - (Urone) and Mateo de Bardeci - (DeepPsy AG)

Reading Time: 10 minutesRecorded during the youth entrepreneurship policy academy (YEPA) Summit in Brussels, this session captures YEPA’s mission through an inspiring panel of three young entrepreneurs who share their journeys – including the highs, hurdles, and lessons learned. The discussion is moderated by Baptiste Mandouze, Social Economy Policy Officer at the European Commission, and features Adrian Davies, Elina Cohen-Periano, and Mateo de Bardeci. Let’s dive in and hear their stories.

Is UK devolution delivering?

06 November 2025 Alan Harding - (GMCA) and Dr. Sian Peake-Jones - (University of Manchester)

Reading Time: 3 minutesGreater Manchester has recently outpaced London in productivity growth – a surprising shift that’s prompting many to ask: Is this the long-awaited “devolution dividend”? And could it finally help close the UK’s deep economic divides? Our recent study for the Manchester-based Productivity Institute suggests that advances in data science make it possible to identify a “sweet spot” in subnational government design. We must find it.

第二の都市について互いに学びあう：イギリスと日本における地方分権からの知見

31 October 2025 Jeffrey Matsu - (CIPFA)

Reading Time: < 1 minute先進国の多くでは、国内の地域格差が拡大している現実が、全国平均の統計値の裏に隠れてしまっている。大都市圏が急速に成長する一方で、多くの中小都市や地方部はその歩みに追いつけずにいる。わたしたちCIPFAとバーミンガム大学City-REDI （City-Region Economic Development Institute：都市地域経済開発研究所）による最新の英日共同研究（日本語版報告書）は、この課題に真正面から取り組み、イギリスの「第二の都市」バーミンガム（およびウェスト・

Concrétiser le droit de rester : leçons des villes qui ont inversé le déclin

30 October 2025 Elizabeth Doherty - (OECD)

Reading Time: 5 minutesAu cours des quinze dernières années, la population vivant dans les zones urbaines de l’Union européenne a augmenté de près de 12 millions de personnes. Dans un contexte d’urbanisation, une telle tendance n’a rien de surprenant. Mais sous la surface se cache une réalité plus complexe : toutes les villes ne profitent pas de cette croissance. Concrétiser le droit de rester suppose des politiques qui rééquilibrent la prospérité.

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