The joint ESPON and Interact Working Paper “Migration and the Role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)” stems from the conclusions of the General Affairs Council meeting in November 2015. The

This working paper builds on evidence provided by an ESPON targeted analysis on cross-border public services (CPS) across Europe.Exploring territorial patterns of cross-border public services, this overview

Inner peripheral areas are present in almost all European countries; they deserve political attention in order to support the essential action of local stakeholders that are dealing with the associated

Shaping the territorial dimension of future policies requires an understanding of the territorial diversity around the EU within and beyond their administrative boundaries. This is a prerequisite for policy

European states, cities and regions have developed a variety of horizontal and vertical cooperative ventures like institutional networks, partnership arrangements and governance inter-relations. Strengthening

Under the Cohesion Policy for 2014 – 2020 integrated territorial development has gained a new momentum. The European Commission has introduced new tools that can be used to implement territorial strategies

Digital tools and solutions are transforming public services and how governments respond to citizens’ needs. Many cities have been actively engaging in the modernisation and re-engineering

Towards smart and innovative approaches to regional development challenges in depopulating rural regions.Demographic change in Europe is increasingly becoming a major policy challenge. Predominantly

Interregional cooperation helps public authorities make better policyA paper by four interregional programmes – ESPON, Interact,Interreg Europe and URBACTPolicy-makers all across

March 2017 - ESPON presents territorial observations on key development patterns of territories with geographic specificities (coastal areas, islands, mountains and sparsely populated regions) and key