The Call for Tenders Printing is now open. More 

ESPON invited for a one day Open Workshop on Approaching New Functional Areas to explore how different territorial research approaches to new functional areas can be used to support policymakers in setting policy actions for territories with sufficient internal coherence and functionality. Around 40 experts from all over Europe attended the workshop. 

ESPON invites for a one day open Workshop on Approaching New Functional Areas to explore how different territorial research approaches to new functional areas can be used to support policymakers in setting policy actions for territories with sufficient internal coherence and functionality. The registration is now closed. More 

ESPON hold a Workshop at the European Week of Cities and Regions in Brussels, the leading event in the regional policy calendar. First results from ESPON Projects contributed to the discussion and reflections on regional development opportunities. More 

The report presents a more detailed overview of the analytical approach to be applied by the project. The first results confirm the initial idea that the political relevance of “geographic specificity” does not in general stem from “laggardness” or from a low degree of economic performance. More