Guidance Sheets to support the use of ESPON Tools are now available.

The ESPON EGTC has launched a Call for Tender "EU Territorial Review". Deadline to submit an offer is 9 January 2017 at 10:30.

The ESPON EGTC has developed an e-tendering platform which allows access to all Calls for Tenders and related documentation such as technical specifications, annexes, questions and answers.

The ESPON EGTC has launched a Call for Tender "ESPON TIA Tool Upgrade". Deadline to submit an offer is 05 December 2016 at 10:00.

Bratislava, 7-8 December 2016 - Together with the EU Presidency of Slovakia, the ESPON EGTC is organising a seminar to promote the use of territorial evidence for better policy-making. Register now

ESPON, Interact, Interreg Europe and URBACT have produced a policy brief outlining pathways to a circular economy in cities and regions.

This Policy Brief highlights the polycentric development potential in Europe.

The ESPON EGTC has launched a Call for Tender "ESPON 2020 Database Portal". Deadline to submit an offer is 7 November 2016 at 16:00.

The ESPON EGTC has launched (re-publication) a Call for Tender "Senior Scientific Quality Management". Deadline to submit an offer is 7 November 2016 at 16:00.

For many years, polycentricity has been regarded as a concept of a favourable territorial structure of Europe that should be promoted in order to ensure accessibility of jobs and services to inhabitants in the regions using the accumulated capacity and potential of urban nodes, working jointly, borrowing each other’s strengths and exploring comparative advantages together.