January
Publication: D4.2 Choice Experiment Policy Brief
Under WP4: Usable and acceptable frameworks and indicators
February
3, 5 February 2025
MERGE Kick-off Conference: Measuring what matters – Redefining competitiveness for the prosperity of Europe
3rd Feb 2025 at 15-16:30 CET, Online
Sign up here
5th Feb 2025 MERGE breakfast event with policymakers.
3, 5 February 2025
4 February2025
Public Lecture (REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
4 February2025
Workshop on Time Use Office of National Statistics ONS (UK)
MERGE Science-Policy Dialogue 1/4
MERGE EU Roundtable 1/6 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
MERGE EU Roundtable 2/6 European Green Deal (EGD)
Policy Dialogue – Policy guide (ToBe)
March
4 March 2025
Public Lecture (REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
4 March 2025
4 – 7 March 2025
MERGE EU Roundtable Follow-up 1/6: Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
MERGE EU Roundtable Follow-up 2/6: European Green Deal (EGD)
MERGE EU Roundtable/Workshop 3/6: Social Europe
MERGE EU Roundtable/Workshop 4/6: Competitiveness
Science-Policy Dialogue in Finland 1/4
April
1 April 2025
Public Lecture (TBC, REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
1 April 2025
29 April 2025
Public Lecture (TBC, REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
29 April 2025
MERGE EU roundtable Follow-up 3/6: Social Europe
MERGE EU roundtable Follow-up 4/6: Competitiveness
Workshop #2 on Time Use Office of National Statistics ONS (UK)
Policy Dialogue – Policy Guide (ToBe)
Modeling Lab (WISE Horizons)
May
7 – 23 May 2025
The Sustainable Development Festival, the 9th edition
Italy
Organizer: The Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
Link to event page
7 – 23 May 2025
22 May 2025
Brussels Economic Forum (BEF), the 25th edition
Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: The European Commission
Link to event page
22 May 2025
27 May 2025
Public lecture (REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
27 May 2025
Co-creative Workshop: Strengthening Policy Assessment Models
MERGE EU Science – Policy Dialogue 2/4
Co-creative Workshop: Envisioning Sustainable Economic Policy Paradigms – Context: Italy
MERGE EU Roundtable/Workshop 5/6: EU Semester
MERGE EU Roundtable/Workshop 6/6: Governance
UNDP Istanbul Innovation Days
June
5 – 6 June 2025
16 – 19 Jun 2025
30th Annual Conference of the EAERE
Bergen, Norway
Organizer: European Association on Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE)
Link to event page
16 – 19 Jun 2025
24 June 2025
Public lecture (REAL)
Time: 15.00–16.00
24 June 2025
24 – 27 June 2025
18th conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference ISEE
Oslo, Norway
Link to event page
24 – 27 June 2025
30 June – 3 July 2025
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development
Seville, Spain
Organizer: United Nations
Link to event page
30 June – 3 July 2025
EU Roundtable Follow-up 5/6: EU Semester
EU Roundtable Follow-up 6/6: Governance
Co-creation Workshop: Envisioning Sustainable Economic Policy Paradigms – Context: Finland
Co-creation Workshop: Universal Basic and Care Income – Context: Spain
Co-creation Workshop: Degrowth Agrifood Policy at the Catalan Level 2/4
Wellbeing Economy Policy Lab Workshop 1/6
Policy Roundtable with Sibling Projects
EU Green week
EU Week of Cities and Regions
Financial Forum for Global Decarbonization
Renaissance in Economics
Florence, Italy
July
22 – 25 July 2025
ISQOLS 23rd Annual Conference – Redefining Progress: Achieving Sustainable Well-Being for All
Link to event page
22 – 25 July 2025
High-level Political Forum (New York, United States)
ISDRS (International Sustainable Development Research Society)
EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutions)
ISIE (International Society on Industrial Ecology)
IAFFE (Feminist Economics, UMASS Amherst)
August
Science-Policy Dialogue in Finland 2/4
Publication: Policy Recommendations on Alternative Growth Initiatives (ToBe)
ERSA (European Regional Science Association)
September
Co-creative Workshop: Green Job Guarantee in Spain 3/4
High level Wellbeing Economy Policy Lab Workshop 2/6
Workshop 1 on Wealth Accounting – Office of National Statistics ONS (UK)
MERGE EU Science-Policy Dialogue 3/4
Roundtable on Well-being and Sustainability Indicators
Science-Policy Dialogue in Finland 3/4
Policy Dialogue (ToBe)
Policy Lab (WISE Horizons)
UNGA 80th (New York, United States)
ICSD 2025 : 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development
Rome, Italy
HDCA (Human Development and Capability Association) Conference
Rethinking Clusters
October
3 October 2025
Seminar on Income Policies, Care and Degrowth
Research & Degrowth
3 October 2025
8 October 2025
Workshop on wealth accounting
(UGent)
8 October 2025
16 October 2025
Workshop on comprehensive measures of welfare (ONS)
16.-17.10. Brussels
16 October 2025
24 October 2025
Seminar on Job Guarantee Programs and Degrowth
Research & Degrowth
24 October 2025
30 October 2025
Online Science-Policy Dialogue
Towards a prosperous Europe: Shaping Policies for Sustainable and Inclusive Wellbeing
Link to event page
30 October 2025
28 – 31 October 2025
International Triple Helix Conference (TripleHelix Conference)
Monterrey, Mexico
Organizer: The Knowledge Management Education Hub (The KMedu Hub)
Link to event page
28 – 31 October 2025
Workshop on Comprehensive Welfare Measures
Co-creative Workshop: Degrowth Agrifood Policies at the Catalan level 4/4
EU Sustainable Investment Summit and European Week of Cities and Regions
European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW)
November
10 November 2025
Roundtable on the connection between the economy and sustainable well-being in a time of austerity
10 November 2025
12 November 2025
European Semester deep dive
Brussels
12 November 2025
17 November 2025
Workshop 2 on Wealth Accounting – Office of National Statistics ONS (UK)
Online
17 November 2025
High-level Wellbeing Economy Policy Lab Workshop 3/6
24 November 2025
Policy Lab
Brussels
24 November 2025
Working Seminar with Political Parties on Universal Basic/Care Income 1/4
Working Seminar with Political Parties on Degrowth Agrifood Policy 2/4
European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW)
Annual Research Conference – JRC and ECFIN
2nd World Summit for Social Development
Qatar
UN World Social Summit
COP 30
Brazil