Welcome to the forth electronic ESPON 2013 Newsletter. It offers information on the latest developments of ESPON.MESSAGE FROM ESPON Coordination Unit

Welcome to the sixth electronic ESPON 2013 Newsletter. It offers information on the latest developments of the ESPON Programme.

ESPON has recently published the second edition of "Territorial Observation”. This latest publication is looking into Trends in Accessibility in Europe and its regions with the aim of supporting policy makers engaged with regional competitiveness and territorial cohesion in their considerations in the further policy process. ESPON Territorial Observation No. 2, including maps and datasets, is available here.

Researchers, stakeholders as well as policy-makers from all over Europe gathered in Malmö for the Seminar "The ESPON Knowledge Base as Potential for Territorial Analysis and Policymaking at Regional Level". The 2 days event was jointly organised in close co-operation with the Swedish Presidency of the EU.

The European Parliament - Committee on Regional Development (REGI) invited ESPON to attend the REGI Meeting on 4 November 2009. Peter Mehlbye presented the ESPON 2013 Programme and its activities. After the presentation, Members of the Committee addressed questions and engaged in a dialogue on ESPON. The REGI meeting can be now watched on the European Parliament Multimedia Library.

The Call for Tenders Printing is now open.

ESPON invited for a one day Open Workshop on Approaching New Functional Areas to explore how different territorial research approaches to new functional areas can be used to support policymakers in setting policy actions for territories with sufficient internal coherence and functionality. Around 40 experts from all over Europe attended the workshop.

ESPON invites for a one day open Workshop on Approaching New Functional Areas to explore how different territorial research approaches to new functional areas can be used to support policymakers in setting policy actions for territories with sufficient internal coherence and functionality. The registration is now closed.

ESPON hold a Workshop at the European Week of Cities and Regions in Brussels, the leading event in the regional policy calendar.

The report presents a more detailed overview of the analytical approach to be applied by the project. The first results confirm the initial idea that the political relevance of “geographic specificity” does not in general stem from “laggardness” or from a low degree of economic performance.