1. ESPON 2020 European second tier cities in
cohesive territorial development
ESPON workshop, 1 June 2016, Berlin
ESPON 2020
A brief introduction
Michaela Gensheimer
ESPON EGTC

2. Mission
“ESPON 2020 shall continue the consolidation of a European Territorial Observatory Network and grow the provision and policy use of pan-European, comparable, systematic and reliable territorial evidence”.
The programme covers the entire European territory –
28 Member States + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

3. Target Groups Primary target groups Secondary target groups
European policymakers (EP, EESC, EC, CoR)
National policymakers and practitioners
Authorities implementing ESI funded programmes
Regional and local policymakers and practitioners involved in territorial and urban development and in cooperation in larger territories
Secondary target groups
Organisations at EU level with regional/urban interests
Academics (researchers and students)
The private sector and European citizens

4. Priority Axes
The Single Beneficiary, the ESPON EGTC, is contracted to implement
Priority Axis 1: Territorial evidence, transfer, observation, tools and outreach
Budget around € 48 million
The ESPON Managing Authority, the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures in Luxembourg, implements
Priority Axis 2: Technical assistance (TA)
Budget around € 3 million

5. Objectives 5 specific objectives
SO 1: Continued production of territorial evidence
SO 2: Upgraded knowledge transfer and analytical user support
SO 3: Improved territorial observation and tools for territorial analyses
SO 4: Wider outreach and uptake of territorial evidence
SO 5: Leaner, effective and efficient implementation provisions and proficient programme assistance

6. Showcasing ESPON evidence
Built on 14 years of experience in compiling European territorial evidence

7. Thank you for your attention
ESPON 2020
Thank you for your attention
Inspire policy making by territorial evidence