The Minister of Spatial Planning, Claude Turmes, received on 28 January 2021 the new director of EGTC ESPON, Wiktor Szydarowski, for an exchange on the ESPON progr
Tourism is a leading and ever-growing economic sector outpacing the global economy with a 4% increase each year, according to the UNWTO Tourism Barometer 20191.
Natural and cultural heritage sites are among the main tourist attractions in Iceland, and a main factor in the rapid increase in foreign travellers in Iceland in recent years.
The Black Sea has to deal with many threats such as overfishing, marine pollution, uneven development of aquaculture and invasive species.
Εven if you are not joining us in Helsinki, you can still follow the plenary debates and some of our workshops during both days of the seminar (27-28 of November). Another highlight of the seminar
On 27-28 November 2019, in Helsinki, we are organising our new ESPON seminar, together with the Finnish Presidency.
You don't want to miss our next ESPON seminar, that we organise in Helsinki, 27-28 November 2019, in cooperation with the Finnish Presidency.
Are you ready for the European Week of Regions and Cities 2019? This year ESPON will have an impressive presence, with 16 sessions that we are organising or participating.
The Bucharest declaration, signed by the EU Ministers Responsible for Urban Matters on the 19th of June, provides a clear map for stronger integration of the urban and territorial agendas as well a
European elections are now over. The new Parliament and EU ministers will continue the negotiations on funding for the future Cohesion Policy.
Besides changing legislation and methods of planning, a new place-based approach of territorial development requires a change in mentality from policymakers, administration, and citizens to think a
The European Parliament voted on the future of Cohesion policy this month.
2019 is a decisive year for Europe. The upcoming agreement on the post-2020 EU budget will also give the final shape to the Cohesion policy.
On the eve of 2018, the voices asking for a stronger territorial approach to development policies in Europe became mainstream.