The IX Biennial, which is organised by INU (Italian National Town planning Institute) in cooperation with ECTP/CEU (European Council of Spatial Planners), will take place on 15 September 2011 in Italy. At the event ESPON will contribute to the discussions on how cities can support the competitiveness of the European continent with the presentation “The challenges of European Territory”. More

Peter Mehlbye talks about ESPON and the way it works in an interview with «Loire River Basin».

Call for Proposals for Applied Research Projects, Targeted Analyses, Scientific Platform/Tools projects and Transnational Networking Activities will open on 24 August 2011. Up to 16 new projects will be launched. The available budget amounts to 7.417.176,09 €. An Info Day and Partner Café for potential beneficiaries will take place on 13 September 2011.

In the framework of the upcoming Calls for Proposals to be launched on 24 August 2011, ESPON invites for an Info Day and Partner Café in Brussels on 13 September 2011. Reserve your place! The registration is open.

A first set of 38 test indicators have been calculated, mapped and assessed by the Lead and Project Partners. Find out more in the Interim Report and the Note on the thematic selection of indicators. More

The Report  provides an update on the project's objectives, its theoretical framework and the research approach and methodologies to be applied. A TRACC set of accessibility indicators and impact indicators is presented. More reading

ESPON in cooperation with the European Commission DG Regio organises the Workshop “Regional and Local Economies in a Changing Global Context” on 13 October 2011. The registration is now open.

At the Open Seminar "Evidence and Knowledge Needs for the Territorial Agenda 2020 and EU Cohesion Policy" on 21 and 22 June 2011, keynote speeches of policy makers, feedback from experts based on ESPON deliveries and stakeholder opinions, gave new inspiration to the most adequate support to the Territorial Agenda 2020 and future EU Cohesion Policy. The presentations are available.

Calls for Proposals for Applied Research Projects, Targeted Analyses, Scientific Platform/Tools Projects and Transnational Networking Activities will open on 24 August 2011. The deadline for submitting proposals is 20 October 2011. An Info Day and Partner Café for potential beneficiaries will take place on 13 September 2011.

In the framework of the upcoming Calls for Proposals to be launched on 24 August 2011, ESPON invites for an Info Day and Partner Café in Brussels on 13 September 2011. Reserve your place! The registration is open.