With the State of the Territory (SOET) report, ESPON provides evidence for regional development strategies post-2020. The SOET report presents territorial findings and highlights policy tools and case studies in
Country-specific recommendations to tackle the coronavirus pandemic
Today, the European Commission published the European Semester Spring Package. The recommendations provide economic policy guidance to all EU member states in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. In doing
Urban Innovation Actions Survey open until 22 May
The current financial period is coming to an end. At the same time, managing authorities of EU programmes are preparing for the next programming period 2021-2027. Against this background, the
Non-Paper: Recommendations for citizen-centric macro-regional strategies
In November 2019, a group of stakeholders from the macro-regional strategies reached out to the Committee on Regional Development (REGI) of the European Parliament. The aim was to explore areas
Improving quality of life in border regions
The border closings due to the current coronavirus pandemic interrupt or dramatically affect the daily lives of millions of citizens in Europe. In doing so, these restrictions not only challenge
Integrating the Danube Strategy in EU funding
With its 12 priorities and 85 actions, the EU Danube Strategy covers key challenges for territorial development ranging from mobility to healthy ecosystems, and from social inclusion to quality of
Apply now for the 3rd BACID Call for Proposals
The BACID programme aims at strengthening the capacities of local administrations in the non-EU countries of the Western Balkans and Moldova. Against this background, the programme particularly addresses the economic,
Local and regional responses to COVID-19
City and municipal administrations are closest to citizens. Hence, their services and activities are an essential part of crisis response. Currently, we observe the tremendous territorial impact of the COVID-19
Revised EUSDR Action Plan is published
In 2010/2011, the European Council launched the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. Ten years after, the European Commission published a revised Action Plan. Preceding the publication, the EUSDR Presidency
Funding for measures to tackle SARS-COV-2COVID -19
In view of the great challenges linked to the spreading of the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2/COVID-19), the European Union (EU) adopted a package of measures. The measures provide support to build capacities
