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INTRODUCING THE TERRITORIAL FUTURE FORUM, a new, high-level policy platform designed for strategic reflection on how geopolitical shifts, technological change, climate disruption, and demographic decline reshape Europe.
Follow the complete TFF journey on the ESPON website: https://loom.ly/WDFUUDQ
Follow the complete TFF journey on the ESPON website: https://loom.ly/WDFUUDQ
Ask ESPON.
Our new ESPON AI assistant, built and hosted in the EU, searches ESPON content and answers with links and references to its sources.
Register on the ESPON website to use it. It is still learning, so please check the sources — and help us improve it.
https://loom.ly/PhPALBc
Our new ESPON AI assistant, built and hosted in the EU, searches ESPON content and answers with links and references to its sources.
Register on the ESPON website to use it. It is still learning, so please check the sources — and help us improve it.
https://loom.ly/PhPALBc
September 30, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Ask ESPON.
Our new ESPON AI assistant, built and hosted in the EU, searches ESPON content and answers with links and references to its sources.
Register on the ESPON website to use it. It is still learning, so please check the sources — and help us improve it.
https://loom.ly/PhPALBc
Our new ESPON AI assistant, built and hosted in the EU, searches ESPON content and answers with links and references to its sources.
Register on the ESPON website to use it. It is still learning, so please check the sources — and help us improve it.
https://loom.ly/PhPALBc
Europe’s digital sovereignty will be shaped by practical decisions made by cities and regions: the systems they procure, the data they govern, the services they protect and the way they deploy AI.
Anke Schuster and Marek Bobis explain why local capacity matters
https://loom.ly/0mBHo1Q
Anke Schuster and Marek Bobis explain why local capacity matters
https://loom.ly/0mBHo1Q
September 29, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Europe’s digital sovereignty will be shaped by practical decisions made by cities and regions: the systems they procure, the data they govern, the services they protect and the way they deploy AI.
Anke Schuster and Marek Bobis explain why local capacity matters
https://loom.ly/0mBHo1Q
Anke Schuster and Marek Bobis explain why local capacity matters
https://loom.ly/0mBHo1Q
If hosting regions only bear the spatial costs of clean power while capital clusters elsewhere, the green transition will widen regional divides.
Join ESPON & the Irish EU Presidency in Cork to debate fair spatial planning.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Join ESPON & the Irish EU Presidency in Cork to debate fair spatial planning.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
September 23, 2026 at 10:39 AM
If hosting regions only bear the spatial costs of clean power while capital clusters elsewhere, the green transition will widen regional divides.
Join ESPON & the Irish EU Presidency in Cork to debate fair spatial planning.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Join ESPON & the Irish EU Presidency in Cork to debate fair spatial planning.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Do we need a Silicon Valley in every European region? Andrés Rodríguez-Pose writes: “A place need not host the research to capture the return.”
AI adoption can help firms, public authorities and communities improve everyday work and services wherever they are.
https://loom.ly/xfqe39M
AI adoption can help firms, public authorities and communities improve everyday work and services wherever they are.
https://loom.ly/xfqe39M
September 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Do we need a Silicon Valley in every European region? Andrés Rodríguez-Pose writes: “A place need not host the research to capture the return.”
AI adoption can help firms, public authorities and communities improve everyday work and services wherever they are.
https://loom.ly/xfqe39M
AI adoption can help firms, public authorities and communities improve everyday work and services wherever they are.
https://loom.ly/xfqe39M
The Power of Interreg! Join the four Interregional Interreg Programmes for an interactive debate on the present and the future of Interregional Cooperation.
A parallel event to #EURegionsWeek, at the Press Club Brussels on 12 October at 16:30.
Register today
https://loom.ly/Z-pPq-E
A parallel event to #EURegionsWeek, at the Press Club Brussels on 12 October at 16:30.
Register today
https://loom.ly/Z-pPq-E
September 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The Power of Interreg! Join the four Interregional Interreg Programmes for an interactive debate on the present and the future of Interregional Cooperation.
A parallel event to #EURegionsWeek, at the Press Club Brussels on 12 October at 16:30.
Register today
https://loom.ly/Z-pPq-E
A parallel event to #EURegionsWeek, at the Press Club Brussels on 12 October at 16:30.
Register today
https://loom.ly/Z-pPq-E
TerritoriALL Issue 19 is out!
In this issue: Sovereignty starts in the regions: through the energy systems they build, the technologies they govern and the choices they make
Read it here 👇
https://loom.ly/UzxwTwM
In this issue: Sovereignty starts in the regions: through the energy systems they build, the technologies they govern and the choices they make
Read it here 👇
https://loom.ly/UzxwTwM
September 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
TerritoriALL Issue 19 is out!
In this issue: Sovereignty starts in the regions: through the energy systems they build, the technologies they govern and the choices they make
Read it here 👇
https://loom.ly/UzxwTwM
In this issue: Sovereignty starts in the regions: through the energy systems they build, the technologies they govern and the choices they make
Read it here 👇
https://loom.ly/UzxwTwM
How many Europeans commute cross-border for work?
The numbers expose major contrasts—from massive outflows toward Luxembourg and Switzerland to borders with minimal movement.
Explore these linkages using 21 indicators in the ESPON CROSSGOV Atlas: https://loom.ly/5Rzjfho
The numbers expose major contrasts—from massive outflows toward Luxembourg and Switzerland to borders with minimal movement.
Explore these linkages using 21 indicators in the ESPON CROSSGOV Atlas: https://loom.ly/5Rzjfho
August 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
How many Europeans commute cross-border for work?
The numbers expose major contrasts—from massive outflows toward Luxembourg and Switzerland to borders with minimal movement.
Explore these linkages using 21 indicators in the ESPON CROSSGOV Atlas: https://loom.ly/5Rzjfho
The numbers expose major contrasts—from massive outflows toward Luxembourg and Switzerland to borders with minimal movement.
Explore these linkages using 21 indicators in the ESPON CROSSGOV Atlas: https://loom.ly/5Rzjfho
Will the green energy transition balance or break our regional economies?
Join us in Cork to discuss how the shift to renewable energy is fundamentally transforming European territories.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Join us in Cork to discuss how the shift to renewable energy is fundamentally transforming European territories.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
August 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Will the green energy transition balance or break our regional economies?
Join us in Cork to discuss how the shift to renewable energy is fundamentally transforming European territories.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Join us in Cork to discuss how the shift to renewable energy is fundamentally transforming European territories.
Cork, Ireland, 11-12 November 2026
https://loom.ly/swg6LKs
Sun, sea, and... €30 billion in cross-border funding? 🏖️
Keeping the Mediterranean resilient and competitive takes a lot more than a summer economy. MedCoopNet maps the reality behind the holiday scenery: 44,685 joint projects between at least two Med countries since 2014
https://loom.ly/38as5ic
Keeping the Mediterranean resilient and competitive takes a lot more than a summer economy. MedCoopNet maps the reality behind the holiday scenery: 44,685 joint projects between at least two Med countries since 2014
https://loom.ly/38as5ic
July 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Sun, sea, and... €30 billion in cross-border funding? 🏖️
Keeping the Mediterranean resilient and competitive takes a lot more than a summer economy. MedCoopNet maps the reality behind the holiday scenery: 44,685 joint projects between at least two Med countries since 2014
https://loom.ly/38as5ic
Keeping the Mediterranean resilient and competitive takes a lot more than a summer economy. MedCoopNet maps the reality behind the holiday scenery: 44,685 joint projects between at least two Med countries since 2014
https://loom.ly/38as5ic
Faster broadband network won't automatically create jobs for your region. Digital capabilities are a much stronger lever for job creation and economic productivity than infrastructure alone.
Discover how DIGIREG proposes to secure digital transition leaves no region behind
https://loom.ly/4RqSevY
Discover how DIGIREG proposes to secure digital transition leaves no region behind
https://loom.ly/4RqSevY
July 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Faster broadband network won't automatically create jobs for your region. Digital capabilities are a much stronger lever for job creation and economic productivity than infrastructure alone.
Discover how DIGIREG proposes to secure digital transition leaves no region behind
https://loom.ly/4RqSevY
Discover how DIGIREG proposes to secure digital transition leaves no region behind
https://loom.ly/4RqSevY
ESPON policy brief on NSRM corridor: governance still dominated by national actors, yet local and regional engagement could double rail modal shift and reduce emissions. Read more 👇 https://loom.ly/vkrdjnU
June 18, 2026 at 8:40 AM
ESPON policy brief on NSRM corridor: governance still dominated by national actors, yet local and regional engagement could double rail modal shift and reduce emissions. Read more 👇 https://loom.ly/vkrdjnU
Digital transition is redrawing Europe’s territorial map.
ESPON’s new DIGIREG report shows where digitalisation closes gaps – and where it risks deepening divides between regions.
See how your region is doing: https://loom.ly/FifJOz8
ESPON’s new DIGIREG report shows where digitalisation closes gaps – and where it risks deepening divides between regions.
See how your region is doing: https://loom.ly/FifJOz8
June 16, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Digital transition is redrawing Europe’s territorial map.
ESPON’s new DIGIREG report shows where digitalisation closes gaps – and where it risks deepening divides between regions.
See how your region is doing: https://loom.ly/FifJOz8
ESPON’s new DIGIREG report shows where digitalisation closes gaps – and where it risks deepening divides between regions.
See how your region is doing: https://loom.ly/FifJOz8
Cohesion Policy's motto is that all places matter and no place should be left behind. However, places can only be part of the progress if citizens are actively involved in planning their future. This engagement requires information and a clear understanding of the context.
https://loom.ly/Q0dWwIs
https://loom.ly/Q0dWwIs
June 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Cohesion Policy's motto is that all places matter and no place should be left behind. However, places can only be part of the progress if citizens are actively involved in planning their future. This engagement requires information and a clear understanding of the context.
https://loom.ly/Q0dWwIs
https://loom.ly/Q0dWwIs
How can European regions successfully navigate the green industrial transition?
Industrial renewal depends on matching specific sectors to a region’s unique structural strengths and objectives, rather than promoting generic strategic industries in the abstract.
[https://loom.ly/1A-GKZE)
Industrial renewal depends on matching specific sectors to a region’s unique structural strengths and objectives, rather than promoting generic strategic industries in the abstract.
[https://loom.ly/1A-GKZE)
June 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
How can European regions successfully navigate the green industrial transition?
Industrial renewal depends on matching specific sectors to a region’s unique structural strengths and objectives, rather than promoting generic strategic industries in the abstract.
[https://loom.ly/1A-GKZE)
Industrial renewal depends on matching specific sectors to a region’s unique structural strengths and objectives, rather than promoting generic strategic industries in the abstract.
[https://loom.ly/1A-GKZE)
Join our webinar on 11 June 2026 and learn everything you need to know about ESPON Targeted Analyses our calls for expression of interests, our thematic plans, eligibility rules, application process and more
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
June 3, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Join our webinar on 11 June 2026 and learn everything you need to know about ESPON Targeted Analyses our calls for expression of interests, our thematic plans, eligibility rules, application process and more
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
How can the European Union rebuild public trust through its development policies? Florian Marin from the EESC states that Europe’s political project relies on empowering regional specificities and social realities, rather than imposing uniform economic models.
https://loom.ly/ZQG5STA
https://loom.ly/ZQG5STA
June 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
How can the European Union rebuild public trust through its development policies? Florian Marin from the EESC states that Europe’s political project relies on empowering regional specificities and social realities, rather than imposing uniform economic models.
https://loom.ly/ZQG5STA
https://loom.ly/ZQG5STA
How packed is your event agenda for June?
Consider three ESPON opportunities to your schedule:
03 June - Online: Transnational Programmes: needs and opportunities
11 June - Online: Webinar for future stakeholders on Targeted Analyses
17 June -Onsite: ESPON seminar in Larnaca
https://loom.ly/Z1zXpC8
Consider three ESPON opportunities to your schedule:
03 June - Online: Transnational Programmes: needs and opportunities
11 June - Online: Webinar for future stakeholders on Targeted Analyses
17 June -Onsite: ESPON seminar in Larnaca
https://loom.ly/Z1zXpC8
May 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
How packed is your event agenda for June?
Consider three ESPON opportunities to your schedule:
03 June - Online: Transnational Programmes: needs and opportunities
11 June - Online: Webinar for future stakeholders on Targeted Analyses
17 June -Onsite: ESPON seminar in Larnaca
https://loom.ly/Z1zXpC8
Consider three ESPON opportunities to your schedule:
03 June - Online: Transnational Programmes: needs and opportunities
11 June - Online: Webinar for future stakeholders on Targeted Analyses
17 June -Onsite: ESPON seminar in Larnaca
https://loom.ly/Z1zXpC8
What is the territorial challenge your area faces? Submit a Targeted Analisis proposal before 30/09/26
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
May 29, 2026 at 6:02 AM
What is the territorial challenge your area faces? Submit a Targeted Analisis proposal before 30/09/26
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
Is physical remoteness the only barrier holding regions back? Or differences in local frameworks, and cultural approaches is an even greater obstacle to progress?
Last call to register for our ESPON seminar in Larnaka
🔗Agenda and Registrations https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
Last call to register for our ESPON seminar in Larnaka
🔗Agenda and Registrations https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
May 27, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Is physical remoteness the only barrier holding regions back? Or differences in local frameworks, and cultural approaches is an even greater obstacle to progress?
Last call to register for our ESPON seminar in Larnaka
🔗Agenda and Registrations https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
Last call to register for our ESPON seminar in Larnaka
🔗Agenda and Registrations https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
Join our webinar on 11 June 2026 and learn everything you need to know about ESPON Targeted Analyses our calls for expression of interests, our thematic plans, eligibility rules, application process and more
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
May 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join our webinar on 11 June 2026 and learn everything you need to know about ESPON Targeted Analyses our calls for expression of interests, our thematic plans, eligibility rules, application process and more
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
Register today!
https://loom.ly/8QWLJC8
#ESPON #TerritorialDevelopment #Research
Can the EU really improve cross-border train travel?
In the Briefed podcast, Léa Marchal provides a first overview of the EU proposed passenger package and the current realities of intra-EU cross-border mobility, based also on the results of the CROSSGOV ESPON project.
https://loom.ly/Ys51P48
In the Briefed podcast, Léa Marchal provides a first overview of the EU proposed passenger package and the current realities of intra-EU cross-border mobility, based also on the results of the CROSSGOV ESPON project.
https://loom.ly/Ys51P48
May 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Can the EU really improve cross-border train travel?
In the Briefed podcast, Léa Marchal provides a first overview of the EU proposed passenger package and the current realities of intra-EU cross-border mobility, based also on the results of the CROSSGOV ESPON project.
https://loom.ly/Ys51P48
In the Briefed podcast, Léa Marchal provides a first overview of the EU proposed passenger package and the current realities of intra-EU cross-border mobility, based also on the results of the CROSSGOV ESPON project.
https://loom.ly/Ys51P48
Why do some European regions consistently fall behind in innovation while others thrive?
The article by Professors Kallioras, Niavis, and PhD Adamakou in TerritoriALL explores how differences in shared knowledge, norms, and mental models act as structural barriers.
https://loom.ly/gVVEesQ
The article by Professors Kallioras, Niavis, and PhD Adamakou in TerritoriALL explores how differences in shared knowledge, norms, and mental models act as structural barriers.
https://loom.ly/gVVEesQ
May 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Why do some European regions consistently fall behind in innovation while others thrive?
The article by Professors Kallioras, Niavis, and PhD Adamakou in TerritoriALL explores how differences in shared knowledge, norms, and mental models act as structural barriers.
https://loom.ly/gVVEesQ
The article by Professors Kallioras, Niavis, and PhD Adamakou in TerritoriALL explores how differences in shared knowledge, norms, and mental models act as structural barriers.
https://loom.ly/gVVEesQ
What is the territorial challenge your area faces? Submit a Targeted Analisis proposal before 30/09/26
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
May 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
What is the territorial challenge your area faces? Submit a Targeted Analisis proposal before 30/09/26
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
If your idea is selected, you will get:
✅A high-quality study led by top European experts
✅Around EUR 250,000 budget
✅Networking opportunities
✅Peer learning opportunities
https://loom.ly/XcR5GyM
Is physical remoteness the only barrier holding regions back? Or differences in local frameworks, and cultural approaches is an even greater obstacle to progress?
In Larnaka we will address the "Cognitive distance" dividing competitive and lagging regions
🔗 Register now https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
In Larnaka we will address the "Cognitive distance" dividing competitive and lagging regions
🔗 Register now https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
May 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Is physical remoteness the only barrier holding regions back? Or differences in local frameworks, and cultural approaches is an even greater obstacle to progress?
In Larnaka we will address the "Cognitive distance" dividing competitive and lagging regions
🔗 Register now https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
In Larnaka we will address the "Cognitive distance" dividing competitive and lagging regions
🔗 Register now https://loom.ly/d4ohRps
In the latest issue of ESPON's TerritoriALL magazine, Minister of Interior Constantinos Ioannou outlines strategic priorities of the CY presidency.
Read the full article in TerritoriALL: https://loom.ly/c7-H4b4
Read the full article in TerritoriALL: https://loom.ly/c7-H4b4
May 4, 2026 at 6:02 AM
In the latest issue of ESPON's TerritoriALL magazine, Minister of Interior Constantinos Ioannou outlines strategic priorities of the CY presidency.
Read the full article in TerritoriALL: https://loom.ly/c7-H4b4
Read the full article in TerritoriALL: https://loom.ly/c7-H4b4