ESPON is financing 4 new applied research projects over the coming two to three years. The projects selected by the Monitoring Committee cover a variety of themes: from the EU 2020 Strategy to Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe to Territorial Potentials for a Greener Economy and Territorial Governance. Read the press release 

Today ESPON (the European Observation Network on Territorial Development and Cohesion) opens new Calls for Proposals to further enlarge the Evidence Base on the development of the European territory. Research institutions, universities, scientists, experts, academic teams from 31 countries are invited to apply. 

The debate around EU Cohesion Policy post 2013, the adoption of the Territorial Agenda 2020 and the evidence contribution of ESPON to the EU, national and regional policy making are in focus at the Open Seminar “Evidence and Knowledge Needs for the Territorial Agenda 2020 and EU Cohesion Policy”. The Seminar is organised in cooperation with the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 

Latest Call for Proposals and Expression of Interest for using ESPON attracted 53 applications from 29 countries involving 285 potential project partners/ stakeholders. 

The ESPON Programme launches today new Calls for Proposals and Expression of Interest. Scientists, Experts and Public Authorities are invited to become involved in new ESPON projects. Up to 5.493.000,00 is available for this call.