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Climate-neutral territories
Opportunities and challenges for cities and regions towards transition to climate neutrality Learn more
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Governance of new geographies
Emerging geographies: socio-economic characteristics and development potential Learn more
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Places resilient to crises
Strengths and vulnerabilities of European territories to different types of crisesLearn more
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Perspective for all people and places
New approaches of the territorial socio-economic trends, realities and disparities Learn more
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ESPON seminar in LuleaTerritorial perspective
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Entrepreneurial regional governanceResults and presentationsESPON seminar in PragueTerritorial cohesion through open innovationLearn more
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Policy BriefSoft cooperation
in functional areasLearn more
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Working PaperSustainable transport in
the Eurodelta: future flows
and policy optionsRead it Here
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ESPON HandbooksLearn how to use ESPON results in a practical way
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February 13, 2023As the world edged out of the COVID-19 pandemic, international organisations, financial institutions and business representatives have urged world leaders to ensure a recovery process that will lea -
February 9, 2023Today we published 6 new calls for Tenders for our first European research territorial studies, under the ESPON 2030 Programme. -
January 20, 2023The activities launched under the new ESPON 2030 Programme are bundled in Thematic Action Plans (TAPs) to guarantee a coherent approach between territorial studies and tailored knowledge transfer t
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September 1, 20222022 marks 20 years for the European Week of Regions and Cities -the most important event on EU Regional Policy. It takes place between 10 and 13 of October and ESPON is present in a number of sessions organised by the EGTC, stakeholders or projects that are presenting their results and evidence. Select those of your interest and register online -
July 1, 2022El passat 23 de novembre de 2021 es va celebrar a Barcelona el seminari “El paper de les ciutats i les àrees metropolitanes en la política de cohesió: reptes per al període 2021-2027”, organitzat p -
May 24, 2022COVID-19, like earlier pandemics, had a devastating impact on the tourism sector, with the consequences still being felt.
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April 5, 2022Different regions of Europe have been affected by the pandemic at different times and to different degrees. During the first three waves of the pandemic, a spatial shift from the European centres to the peripheries took place. -
February 13, 2022Disconnected from the mainland, urban-maritime regions that are island face different challenges than regions situated on the mainland. This also goes for Malta and Crete, two of the stakeholder regions that were part of the ERMES project. This article discusses the downsides and benefits of insular regions in relation to eco-cluster development. -
February 1, 2022Research conducted for ESPON has identified four global trends that will significantly change the way European seaports operate in 10 years from now. These trends will not only influence the seaports themselves but will also provide opportunities and challenges for the urban-maritime region where they are located.
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March 10, 2023The aim of the workshop is to bring leading national policy experts on architectural and design policies from selected European EU Member States together with Croatian stakeholders and provide a better understanding of architectural policies in the EU, showcasing best practices and facilitating exchange of experiences and knowledge. -
December 6, 2022HERIWELL was carried out by a partnership led by Istituto per la ricerca sociale (IRS, Milano) with subcontractor Acume, the ERICarts Institute & Network (Cologne) and the Associazione per l’Ec -
September 7, 2022ESPON celebrated 20 years of innovative support for territorial policymaking in a both nostalgic and inspirational event that took place at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg at 28 Septem
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January 12, 2023At the European level, there is a raising interest in developing a common, operational definition of functional rural areas. -
December 5, 2022ESPON observes that some regional public authorities demonstrate entrepreneurial behaviour when pursuing social and environmental benefits for their communities. In innovation-scarce environment, they connect temporarily with private-sector innovators from regions with higher potential for societal knowhow flow, adopt external knowhow and ‘pollinate’ their regional markets with new opportunities. These opportunities are discovered by local firms, who in turn respond with actions adding societal value in regional markets. -
September 27, 2022Article 174 of the TFEU states that: '’the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions.
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March 20, 2023This Call for Tenders concerns the outsourcing of HR and accounting support required for the operation of the ESPON EGTC as a legal entity in Luxembourg. -
March 16, 2023The purpose of this Call for Tenders is to sign a contract for the provision of IT infrastructure, related services and general IT support for the ESPON EGTC.
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March 6, 2023The aim of this European research project is to design and deliver a European barometer, composed of new indicators measuring the long-term territorial evolution of household income at the subregio
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May 31, 2021BRUXELLES - L'Europa dice addio al carbone. Una sfida comune, ma con un impatto sociale ed economico profondamente diverso tra Stati e regioni europee. -
April 27, 2021Alta Velocità ferroviaria per contrastare la fuga di cervelli e favorire lo sviluppo dell’industria creativa.
