Policy Reports
About INESC Brussels HUB Policy
INESC Brussels HUB is the Brussels-based EU office of the five INESC institutes (INESC Coimbra, INESC INOV, INESC ID, INESC MN and INESC TEC) and acts as their strategic bridge to the EU research and innovation ecosystem.
As a liaison office, it connects the INESC institutes with EU policymakers and research and innovation stakeholders, including other leading research and technology organisations, universities, companies and industry.
It aims to position INESC strategically at EU level, building thought leadership capacity in critical technology areas and establishing the institutes as a vital partner for key research projects across academia and industry.
Our EU-level Policy Activities
Through its Brussels-based policy team, INESC Brussels HUB carries out the policy of INESC institutes, shaping their unified voice, interventions and strategic positioning at EU level. The team's core activities include: monitoring and analysing EU research and innovation files and developments; advocating INESC's interests in Brussels; supporting INESC members' participation in expert groups, EU committees and working groups; and representing the institutes in liaison activities with European partners, associations and platforms relevant to INESC.
The HUB translates the research and innovation activity carried out across the INESC institutes into positions and analysis for EU policymakers and stakeholders. This section brings together our position papers, policy reports and briefings on the European research and innovation agenda. Alongside these external-facing outputs, the HUB also produces internal policy products, exclusive policy webinars, intelligence reports, network conclusions and other policy foresight material.
Policy Reports & Analysis
This section brings together the HUB's working documents, studies and reports that explain and inform EU research and innovation policy developments relevant to INESC's interests.
It includes policy briefs and analyses on specific policy developments; monitoring and tracking notes on live legislative files and procedures; and research-based studies or reports tied to a specific research domain or critical technology that can be linked to a research project or activity of the HUB or the INESC institutes. The section also features explainers and background papers on specific research topics, contributing to scientific discussion within the INESC community and among external EU research and innovation stakeholders.
Each year, the HUB also produces two signature policy reports analysing the policy outputs of its flagship events the winter and summer INESC Brussels HUB meetings.
Please find below our main Policy Papers:
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INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting 2026-Final Event Policy Report
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2025- Final Event Policy Report
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
Charting INESC’s Future in EU Research Funding and Positioning
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
Funding post-2027 – Winter Meeting 2024
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
Conditions For Success – Winter Meeting 2024
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
The Triple Transition and AI- Enhanced Creativity in the EU Transport and Mobility Sector
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.
INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2023- Final Event Policy Report
A summary report capturing the key discussions, findings and follow-up actions from the INESC Brussels HUB's 2026 Summer Meeting on European research infrastructure priorities.