In: Proceeding of the International Scientific Conference "Strategies For The Agri-Food Sector And Rural Areas - Dilemmas Of Development", 19-21 June 2017, Licheń Stary, Poland
Research demand for microdata encounters specific particularities due to the basicrequirements for providing decision makers with accurate and reliable studies. As microdata refers tounit record or low level data that has not been sufficiently aggregated to be made publicly available,the main challenges for research institutes resides in the need to protect respondent confidentiality.The paper focuses on the opportunities brought by using the microdata for better serving the researchneeds in its endeavours of giving new insights in the content of the data, by taking into considerationthe key challenges arising from confidentiality routines. New internet based applications not only thatmay allow users from research environment to easily query microdata, but also may facilitateresearchers to cope with large database ensuring that the privacy of respondents and integrity of data ispreserved. Having in view the increasing demand of microdata for scientific research, there is a needto agree on the best approaches that might ease the access to microdata for researchers, first at nationallevel and secondly at the European Union level. A key determinant in this approach is theinfrastructure and data storage capacity of the research institutes. The paper describes the frameworkand objective characterizing this core issue and indentifies possible solutions for proper results by acomplex analysis of the data collected at public expense, taking into consideration the increasedconcerns over data confidentiality.
This report is a comparative analysis of nine regional case-studies selected in our project, based on original data collected through the PERCEIVE field survey that was conducted during the summer of 2017 and on the reports on regional case studies written by Perceive's partners. Each report was based on the analysis of the focus group's section that addresses the assessment of Cohesion Policy. The general objective of this report is to synthesize the citizens' and practicioners' views on EU Cohesion Policy and to compare them in order to understand if there are different perceptions of this policy and its implementation. For each region included in the study, the identification of the relevant regional needs are considered, followed by an assessment of the EU policy effectiveness in responding to the revealed issues. Both have been pursued at the level of citizens and of Cohesion Policy practitioners, and are followed by a comparative analysis that helps to understand whether the EU Cohesion Policy is perceived and understood by citizens in the same way as it has been conceived by practitioners.
This report is a comparative analysis of nine regional case-studies selected in our project, based on original data collected through the PERCEIVE field survey that was conducted during the summer of 2017 and on the reports on regional case studies written by Perceive's partners. Each report was based on the analysis of the focus group's section that addresses the assessment of Cohesion Policy. The general objective of this report is to synthesize the citizens' and practicioners' views on EU Cohesion Policy and to compare them in order to understand if there are different perceptions of this policy and its implementation. For each region included in the study, the identification of the relevant regional needs are considered, followed by an assessment of the EU policy effectiveness in responding to the revealed issues. Both have been pursued at the level of citizens and of Cohesion Policy practitioners, and are followed by a comparative analysis that helps to understand whether the EU Cohesion Policy is perceived and understood by citizens in the same way as it has been conceived by practitioners. The comparative analysis helped shed light on the convergence and divergence points between citizens and experts with regard to the public intervention needs through Cohesion Policy and in the evaluation of the effectiveness of these interventions, thus contributing to a better understanding of the general perception of the EU by the large public.
This report has been prepared by Areté s.r.l. – Research & Consulting in Economics, Agra CEAS Consulting Ltd | IEG Agribusiness intelligence | Informa and Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European Commission) ; Marketing standards have been a feature of the CAP since its early days, with a view to taking into account the expectations of consumers and to contributing to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products, as well as to the improvement of their quality. The evaluation aims at assessing the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of marketing standards established by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, by secondary CMO legislation and by the "Breakfast Directives". Recommendations aimed at addressing the most significant issues emerged from the assessment focus on: i) the need to investigate on the implications of improper use of protected dairy terms (e.g. milk, butter) for marketing plant-based substitutes for dairy products; ii) possible updates to specific provisions concerning poultry meat and olive oil; iii) improving consumer awareness about marketing standards; iv) clarifying to national competent authorities the hierarchical relationship between EU marketing standards and EU legislation on food safety and provision of food information to consumers; v) promoting empirical research on the potential implications of EU marketing standards in terms of increased/reduced food losses and waste; vi) investigating the possible benefits of establishing a harmonised EU definition for cider. ; Peer reviewed