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March 26, 2024ESPON EGTC is currently running the project ‘Stocktaking R -
March 6, 2024The ESPON Quality of Life (QoL) in the Alpine Area study has released groundbreaking insights aimed at enhancing the understanding of quality of life (QoL) dynamics in the Alpine area. The ne
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April 15, 2024Are you interested in land use policies in European regions and countries? Then register for our ESPON seminar in Mons, on “No Net Land Take trajectories: policies and practices across Europe,” that we are organising in cooperation with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. -
April 8, 2024Under the guidance of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, attention is turning towards the pivotal role of small and medium sized cities in fostering balanced territorial d -
January 15, 2024We published a call for editors where we invite mainly journalists, but also anyone with experience in translating complex content into easy to read and understand informative text to support us. If you believe you have those skills, read the call and apply. It is a simple application, the list is valid until the end of the programming period and you do not commit yourself to any task in advance.
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April 5, 2022Different regions of Europe have been affected by the pandemic at different times and to different degrees. During the first three waves of the pandemic, a spatial shift from the European centres to the peripheries took place. -
February 13, 2022Disconnected from the mainland, urban-maritime regions that are island face different challenges than regions situated on the mainland. This also goes for Malta and Crete, two of the stakeholder regions that were part of the ERMES project. This article discusses the downsides and benefits of insular regions in relation to eco-cluster development. -
February 1, 2022Research conducted for ESPON has identified four global trends that will significantly change the way European seaports operate in 10 years from now. These trends will not only influence the seaports themselves but will also provide opportunities and challenges for the urban-maritime region where they are located.
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April 4, 2024The German ESPON Contact Point operating in the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Development (BBSR), within the Federal Office for Building and Regional -
March 13, 2024Join us for the ESPON Seminar we organise in collaboration with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union on No Net Land Take trajectories: policies and practices across Europe, an event specifically dedicated to addressing topical policy debates surrounding land use in European regions and countries. -
February 20, 2024Die ESPON Kontaktpunkte (ECP) in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz laden Sie herzlich ein, am ersten ESPON-Workshops der Akteure im D-A-CH-Raum.
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March 6, 2024Are you a policymaker in the Alpine region? The final report "ESPON Territorial Studies: Quality of Life in the Alpine Area" is not to be missed: It provides valuable data, m -
October 19, 2023A working paper and a Policy brief that were jointly developed by ESPON with Nordregio and the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU (for the first semester of 2023), focusing on two of the presidency’s priorities: the green and energy transitions. -
January 12, 2023At the European level, there is a raising interest in developing a common, operational definition of functional rural areas.
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February 27, 2024The aim of this European Research Project is to deliver high quality research on developing territorially sensitive and context-specific Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation through integr -
February 14, 2024European research project "Governance mechanisms for cross-border functional areas" (CROSSGOV) aims to develop the knowledge base and prepare the ground for further research under the respective TA -
February 12, 2024The European research project “Territorial perspectives of digital transition in European regions” aims to provide new evidence on the development and territorial diffusion of digital divides.
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May 31, 2021BRUXELLES - L'Europa dice addio al carbone. Una sfida comune, ma con un impatto sociale ed economico profondamente diverso tra Stati e regioni europee. -
April 27, 2021Alta Velocità ferroviaria per contrastare la fuga di cervelli e favorire lo sviluppo dell’industria creativa.
