Billions invested, but gaps between European regions are still widening. What are we getting wrong?

The 18th issue of TerritoriALL, published in cooperation with the Cyprus EU Presidency, offers a new direction. The real gap separating regions that thrive from regions that stagnate is cognitive distance: different knowledge bases, different institutional cultures, different ambitions and perspectives on what is even possible.

From a minister's office in Nicosia to an olive grove in Puglia devastated by disease and drought, from a reindustrialising corridor on the Finnish-Swedish border to rural communities in Latvia scrambling to keep public services alive — this issue brings together policymakers, academics, researchers and journalists all pointing the same way: Europe needs a new model of development, one that accounts for the realities of the digital and green transition and is tailored to each territory, built with the active participation of its citizens.

How do we address cognitive distance? How can we support all European regions in building the capacity to engage, innovate and contribute to a shared future?

Explore TerritoriALL 18 for more