The report presents the main findings of the project, the primary purpose of which was to identify metropolitan development trends and their consequences in different spheres while also assessing the policy measures and governance models that guide this development.

The Call for Tender “ESPON post 2013 Ex-ante Evaluation” is open. Deadline for requesting the documentation is 7/01/2013.

Two Calls for Tenders are open: 1) Corporate Identity and Lay-out II and 2) Printing II. Deadline for requesting the documentation is 14/01/2013.

The ESPON Coordination Unit is looking for two trainees for a period of 5 months. Young academics in the final stage of their university studies from Member States of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are invited to apply. The deadline for applying is 8 January 2013.

ESPON’s contribution to the formulation of adequate policy strategies to enhance Europe’s competitiveness in the global context is in focus at the Internal Seminar on 5 and 6 December 2012 organised in cooperation with the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The Final Report of INTERCO is now online. It delivers valuable input for policy makers and scientist interested in indicators for territorial cohesion.  

As recent ESPON evidence on globalisation shows, to strengthen competitiveness and to enhance Europe’s strategic linkages, it is of great relevance to better understand the territorial development of the EU neighbouring regions.

Akureyri – Iceland, 22 and 23 August 2013   The ENECON team has just pre-announced its conference “Climate Change in Northern Territories - Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods and Assessing Socio-Economic Impacts”.

The Inception Report informs about the thematic orientation, concept and planned steps to develop the atlas. A brief history of atlases and atlas-type documents as well as basic cartographic principles are given.

The marine environment is not a separate entity, but a space which is linked to the land from the perspective of broader territorial cohesion. Read the Draft Final Report of ESaTDOR