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.

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 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.

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

Bilbao approved a plan with more than 50 measures of exceptional nature