Newsletter #34

territorial future thoughts by spatialforesight

In April 2024, we shared three territorial future blog posts focusing on the debate about the future of Cohesion Policy.

A transformative and future-wise Cohesion Policy. Cohesion Policy is tasked with addressing the dual challenges of market failures and regional disparities that undermine the collective prosperity and stability of the EU. Therefore, it should be transformative rather than reactive. (Read (Öffnet in neuem Fenster))

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Towards a more place-based Cohesion Policy. The diversity of people and places is a considerable asset of the EU. To deliver on the cohesion objectives, Cohesion Policy needs to reinforce its focus on investments sensitive to the unique strengths, challenges and needs of places. (Read (Öffnet in neuem Fenster))

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Cohesion Policy needs to boost high-quality governance. Effective and efficient institutions and governance arrangements are essential for impactful policy making. Cohesion Policy provides support for institutional development and capacity building. However, more, and more place-sensitive and tailored efforts are needed. (Read (Öffnet in neuem Fenster))

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In the pipeline

We will keep feeding the blog with reflections about the future, Europe, spaces, places and people.