TheEuropean Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, often shortened asESPON, is a European funded programme under the objective of "European Territorial Cooperation" of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union. It is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund -Interreg.
The mission of the programme is to support policy development in relation to the aim of territorial cohesion and a harmonious development of theEuropean territory. Firstly it provides comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on territorial dynamics and secondly it reveals territorial capital and potentials for the development of regions and larger territories thus contributing to European competitiveness, territorial cooperation and a sustainable and balanced development.
The current ESPON 2020 Programme is carried through by 28European Union Member States as well asIceland,Liechtenstein,Norway andSwitzerland and theEuropean Commission.
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