The new issue of ESPON Territorial Observations, focusing on “Territorial Dynamics in Europe: Regions and cities in the global economy” is now online.

The Calls attracted 20 applications and 84 potential project partners.

The Atlas will present a synoptic and comprehensive overview of key findings from all ESPON 2013 Priority 1 and Priority 2 projects.

GROSEE will study the three main growth poles in South-Eastern Europe and the role that the three capitals can have in the European polycentric network as economic drivers of South-Eastern Europe.

The draft final reports of EATIA, GEOSPECS and SGPTD have been published.

ENECON addresses challenges and opportunities facing territorial development and spatial planning policies and practices.

Members of the parliament, policy makers and scientists contributed to the success of the final conference of SEMIGRA – Selective Migration and Unbalanced Sex Ratio in Rural Regions - in Wittenberg, Germany.

The Seminar on 13 and 14 June 2012 in Aalborg took into account the ongoing intense policy process and negotiations for the future Structural Funds. Policy makers and practitioners shared concrete experience for developing Creative Regions of Innovation and Knowledge. Scientists from ESPON projects presented territorial evidence and tools that can support a territorial dimension in the programming within future EU Cohesion Policy.

The Applied Research Project TIGER has delivered its Draft Final Report which looks into the spatially participation of European territories in the global economy and their ability to cope with global competition.

The Draft Final Report with maps and case studies of the targeted analysis SEMIGRA is now online.