The added value of ESPON as a tool to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among regions and countries at EU-level was highlighted during a workshop on spatial planning, that was h

Joined investments should be promoted further as they help us use public resources available in a more efficient way.

ESPON EGTC at the European Week of the Regions and Cities - awarded by the Committee of the Regions 

The ESPON seminar is organised in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council and takes place on 5 - 6 December 2018 in Vienna. The objective is to discuss new narratives for territorial development in the context of the Territorial Agenda 2020. It will also debate on how place-based policies can impact mid and long-term Cohesion Policy goals.

Through participation citizens have the possibility not just to comment on a process, but to effectively influence the development plans for the area they live in.

How can research in territorial interrelations, integrated territorial development and new data sources contribute to territorial development and cohesion?

A continuation of the ESPON study on the digitalisation of public services in European cities

Watch Fabrizio Barka's key-note speech at the ESPON seminar in Sofia.  

New legislation regarding public procurement has been approved recently in Luxembourg and therefore from 20 of April 2018 the following law and regulation have entered into force:<

EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu and Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Camille Gira visited ESPON EGTC