In the framework of the upcoming Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests to be launched on 24 January 2011, ESPON invites for an Info Day and Partner Café in Brussels on 10 February 2011. Reserve your place! Registration is now open.

ESPON invited for a Workshop on Rural Regions in Europe aimed at better understanding the diversity of this type of territories across Europe. The presentations given during the event are available.

Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests will open on 24 January 2011. The deadline for submitting proposals and expressing interests is 21 March 2011. An Info Day and Partner Café for potential beneficiaries will be organised in February 2011. The pre-announcement of the Call was published in the Official Journal.

NORBA - Nordic-Baltic dialogues on Transnational Perspectives in Spatial Planning - organises its first conference “Transnational perspectives on spatial planning. Experiences from the Nordic-Baltic countries”

How can place based actions contribute to Europe’s recovery from the financial and economic crisis that struck in 2008? What concrete measures by regions and cities can support the Europe 2020 Strategy and a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth path?

Call for Expression of Interest for the ESPON 2013 Knowledge Support System (KSS) is now open. The deadline for express interest in this Call is 21 January 2011. Apply here

Researchers, stakeholders and policy-makers from all over Europe gathered in Liège for the Seminar "Crossing Knowledge Frontiers, Serving the Territories". The 2 days event was jointly organised in co-operation with the Belgian Presidency of the EU. More

The Monitoring Committee at its meeting on 15 and 16 November 2010 has decided to launch Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests that will open on January 2011.

ESPON published its Project Overview which presents the ongoing projects by October 2010. The Overview presents for each priority of the Programme some key facts on ongoing projects as well as a glimpse of our intentions in the near future.

ESPON closed its 6th Calls for Proposals on 19 October 2010 with 5 applications. The project proposals involve 12 European countries and 27 partners. All the project themes in the Calls received proposals.