The municipality of Sintra (PT) shared with ESPON their actions and initiatives in order to support citizens and local businesses during the crisis. CitizensThe city set up a multidisciplinary

Many border areas are characterised as peripheral regions in their domestic context, which is challenging affordable public service provision. In such areas, with limited demand, cross-border public services

Border towns and twin cities provide a unique environment for cross-border public service provision (CPS). Due to close vicinity border towns function in many ways as a single functional area, for example

Working towards a cross-border public service (CPS) provides local and regional authorities with opportunities to explore differences and similarities in public service provision of a certain policy field.

Financial instruments (FIs) represent a small but increasing and high-profile proportion of programme resources under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). Uptake of FIs under ESIF programmes

Europe’s changing economic geography is accompanied by an increasing fragmentation of society and places. Inequalities between and within countries, regions and cities are a main driving force of fragmentation

The Alpine region is characterised by spectacular landscape features and precious cultural heritage, which make it a touristic destination of global importance. Overall, the region is prosperous but it

A flagship ESPON project, the European Territorial Reference Framework (ETRF) had identified almost a year ago the main trends affecting the European territories. These trends were influenced

What is the hypothetical “patient journey” for a citizen diagnosed with diabetes in Estonia, Finland and Slovenia and how can they use eHealth services in their countries? ESPON project eHealth has

Estonia and Finland are among the leading countries in digital healthcare, although they followed two different approaches regarding eHealth services. Estonia launched its health information system