Under the guidance of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, attention is turning towards the pivotal role of small and medium sized cities in fostering balanced territorial

The policy brief emphasizes the critical role of small and medium-sized towns and cities in achieving balanced territorial development and fostering economic, social, and territorial cohesion. Small

“Climate change is a big challenge to handle. The EU is leading and must continue to lead the way in mitigating climate change by delivering on ambitious climate goals and boosting growth and competitiveness.”

At the European level, there is a raising interest in developing a common, operational definition of functional rural areas. Acknowledging the important role that rural areas play and in securing a prosperous

ESPON observes that some regional public authorities demonstrate entrepreneurial behaviour when pursuing social and environmental benefits for their communities. In innovation-scarce environment, they

Article 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. Among the

La plupart des études scientifiques réalisées depuis l’apparition du COVID-19 ont montré que les régions qui ont été le plus longtemps soumises à des mesures strictes de confinement ont été

Is there a pattern of diffusion for COVID-19 across European regions, and how has this evolved since its onset? Are there specific territorial and/or socioeconomic characteristics that can entail a higher

This policy brief is about soft territorial cooperation and how ESPON can support collaborative processes from stakeholders’ demands with schematic representations of territories and governance set-ups

The ‘Megaregion Eurodelta’, a spatial synergy formed by the Northwest European metropolitan regions in the Netherlands, North Rhine-Westphalia, Flanders, Brussels and Northwest France, is a global