1. ESPON POLICY OBJECTIVES
Integration of the territorial dimension of cohesion and the objective of a more balanced and sustainable development of the European territory in the next S.F. period
Support a more integrated and coherent approach of European policies towards the European territory (spatial co-ordination of EU and national policies)

2. EXPECTATIONS ON CONCRETE RESULTS
Diagnosis and territorial trends (enlarged EU scale)
Territorial typologies
TIA sectoral policies

3. DIAGNOSIS AND TERRITORIAL TRENDS
Integrated database and core indicators (territorial disparities)
Maps territorial imbalances and regional disparities
Potential global integration zones…
Spatial effects enlargement…

4. TERRITORIAL TYPOLOGIES
Urban areas, FUA, urban-rural
Regions at risk
Regions negatively and positively affected by sectoral policy developments

5. TERRITORIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Result indicators and maps (impact on socio-economic and territorial factors)
Political recommendations to improve spatial coherence of sectoral policies