On Wednesday 16 September, the European Parliament adopted with an overwhelming majority its position on the Commission’s proposal on the Just Transition Fund. On the same day, the ESPON EGTC introduced its work on structural change in coal phase-out regions to the Network of Territorial Cohesion Contact Points (NTCCP). 

Even in the times of the COVID 19 pandemic, the European Week of Regions and Cities is the most important event dedicated to the EU Regional Policy.

In the past months, ESPON collected sources and evidence on how national and local actors are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis.