The ESPON 2020 Programme aims to support the reinforcement of the effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy and other sectoral policies and programmes under European Structural Investment (ESI) Funds as well as national and regional territorial development policies, through the production, dissemination and promotion of territorial evidence.
Publications
European Territorial Review “Territorial Cooperation for the future of Europe” - ESPON contribution to the debate on Cohesion Policy post-2020
Publications
European Territorial Review “Territorial Cooperation for the future of Europe” - ESPON contribution to the debate on Cohesion Policy post-2020
You can download the publication at the ESPON Website and create your tailor made report focusing on your fields of interest at the web application.
Foreign direct investment linking growth in different territories
ESPON Policy Brief “The territorial and urban dimensions of the digital transition of public services”
You can download the ESPON Policy Brief “The territorial and urban dimensions of the digital transition of public services” at the ESPON Website.
ESPON Policy Brief 'Shrinking rural regions in Europe - Towards smart and innovative approaches to regional development challenges in depopulating rural regions.'
You can download the ESPON Policy Brief “Shrinking rural regions in Europe - Towards smart and innovative approaches to regional development challenges in depopulating rural regions” at the ESPON Website.
Joint Paper 'Interregional cooperation helps public authorities make better policy. A paper by four interregional programmes – ESPON, Interact, Interreg Europe and URBACT'
The Joint Paper is available at the ESPON Website.
Past Events
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Reports
Applied Research 'Inner Peripheries: national territories facing challenges of access to basic services of general interest'. Draft final report at the ESPON Website.
Targeted Analysis “LinkPas – Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development”. Inception report at the ESPON Website.
Targeted Analysis “ReSSI – Regional strategies for sustainable and inclusive territorial development – Regional interplay and EU dialogue”, Draft Final Report, including four Case Studies (Coventry, Region of Southern Denmark, Piedmont Region, Oeiras), in now online at the ESPON Website.
New Activities
Applied Research “ESPON GRETA – Green infrastructure: Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services for territorial development”. The objective of the research is to provide evidence on the current territorial pattern of green infrastructure and ecosystem services in different parts of Europe and in different types of European regions and cities. Further reading at the ESPON Website.