ESPON 2013 Programme
Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café
ESPON 2013 Programme: Progress and Prospects
The ESPON 2013 Programme
Role in Structural Funds 2007-2013:
– Support EU Cohesion Policy development with panEuropean, comparable facts and evidence on Territorial
Structures, Trends, Perspectives and Policy Impacts,
focusing on European Regions and Cities, and revealing
territorial capital, potentials and challenges.
Budget 2007-13:
– 47 mill Euro (ERDF 34 mill. Euro, plus 13 mill. Euro from
31 countries)
Programme Priorities:
– P 1: Applied Research
– P 2: Targeted Analyses based on Stakeholder interest
– P 3: Scientific Platform and Tools
– P 4: Capitalisation
Selected Themes of ESPON Actions
Territorial Impact
Assessment
Urban Agglomerations
Climate Change
Rural Areas
Growth poles
Migratory Flows
EU Directives
Attractiveness
Green Economy
Demography
Specific Types of
Territories
Regions
Innovation
Territorial cooperation
Accessibility
Continental
flows
Services of General
Interest
Cities
Land use
European Seas
Economy
Governance
Energy
Territorial
Scenarios
Programme Delivery
Programme Implementation volume:
• 25 Applied Research projects
−21 projects ongoing, final or just starting
−4 additional Applied Research projects in the call
• 23 Targeted Analyses (defined by stakeholder demand):
−18 ongoing, final or closing
−5 Targeted Analyses included in the call
• 10 larger projects under Scientific Platform and Tools:
−4 larger projects ongoing/final
−6 additional larger projects in the call
• 6-7 Transnational Networking Activities:
– 5 projects ongoing
– 1-2 additional projects expected starting early 2012
Current Calls for Proposals
Calls open from 24 August to 20 October 2011:
−4 Applied Research projects
−5 Targeted Analyses
−6 Scientific Platform and Tools projects
– 1-2 Transnational Networking Activity projects expected
Total Budget:
‒ 7.417.176,09 €.
The last round of Calls previewed in the Implementation of the
ESPON 2013 Programme
ESPON post 2013
Progress towards ESPON post 2013:
– Ministers conclusion during Hungarian EU Presidency:
“Recognized that the ESPON (European Observation
Network for Territorial Development and cohesion)
Programme has demonstrated its ability to create useful
pan-European territorial knowledge, and thus encourage the
ongoing process to prepare the continuation of ESPON post2013 conducted by Luxembourg..”
“Encourage Luxembourg, in close cooperation with the
European Commission, all ESPON participating countries
and the EU institutions, to continue the efforts concerning
the future of ESPON in line with the above mentioned
principles and to present a proposal for ESPON post 2013
during the Polish EU Presidency.”
Proposal during the Polish EU Presidency
More Information
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