ESPON IMAGINE - Focus Group “Milan-Bologna: the territorial functions”

Population ageing raises common challenges for cities.

ESPON IMAGINE - Focus Group “Milan-Bologna: the economic functions”

Community-led local development (CLLD) helps local people to design, plan and decide themselves how to best develop the territories they live in, either under usual conditions or emergency situatio

ESPON IMAGINE targeted analysis provides new spatial imaginaries feeding territorial cohesion policies

A first reaction on the presentation of the first regional and local Eurobarometer by the president of the Committee of the Regions, that was a milestone in the effort to map the impact of the COVID crisis on the local and regional authorities of Europe. 

The number of people aged 60+ will increase by about two million each year in the coming decades and the number of very old persons (80+) will also increase.

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises.

In the Stuttgart Region, Germany, the immediate and long-term outcomes of the pandemic have to be tackled by many small municipalities. A metropolitan institution coordinates the response to keep track on sustainability, competitiveness and high quality of living.

On 1 July 2020, the European Commission announced its plan to support youth employment.