Web archive

Description

The web archive will assume the characteristics of a relational database, which collect and maintain updated all the relevant information about the two policies which the project focus on. In particular, for the trade and the cohesion policies of the European Union, the web archive will collect:

• the information on the academic production (papers, special issues, special sessions, books, working papers);

• the European Commission laws and regulations as published in the EU LEX and official websites;

• the relevant laws and regulations of the different Member States, as well as the official data sources on beneficiaries/policy opportunities for the monitoring and the analysis of the two policies (both the European level and for each Member State);

• the information on regional newspapers articles covering news about trade and cohesion policies programs and implemented projects.

Impact

Being the European context very heterogeneous in terms of national governance, sources of information, available data and stakeholders involved in the decision process and in the debate around European policies, this unique web archive aims at being a reference for researchers, policy experts and public servants across all European Member States. It would be extremely useful in strengthening information’s coherence and completeness across the enormous number of involved actors and territories.