ESPON, an EU funded programme to support the development of policies, mainly through territorial analyses, launched a new open call for tenders to the development of evidence-based analyses that will contribute to the discussion on the strategic objectives and priorities of transnational cooperation in the post-2027 cycle.
The results of these analyses will serve as a shared knowledge base for programme authorities to complement their own territorial analyses and for the European Commission in view of the next programming exercise. The project shall cover all 13 transnational programme areas defined for the 2021-2027 period.
While the programme authorities are expected to design their strategic documents in partnership with their stakeholders, based on territorial SWOT analysis, on an ex-post impact and operational evaluations, on lessons learnt, and on the policy framework in place, this new European research project would go beyond what individual programmes will do themselves, and propose a wider, EU-level common analysis of transnational cooperation in the context of policy reflection for the programming post-2027.
The deadline to submit tenders is 23 January 2025 at 15h00 CET.