Newsletter #49
territorial future thoughts by spatialforesight
In July, we published two blog posts discussing the future of cohesion policy, as well as one post on the EU's efforts to encourage young people to participate in policymaking.
The EU’s next budget – a territorial perspective on the MMF 2028–2034 proposal. A few days after the budget proposal was published, this blog post offered an initial reaction and assessed its potential to deliver territorial cohesion. While the EU budget proposal promises reform, flexibility, and performance, it also raises critical questions about cohesion, territorial governance, and the EU's future vision. (Read (Opens in a new window))
(Opens in a new window)Towards a cohesion dimension of EU policies post 2027. Published shortly before the release of the MMF proposal, this blog post by the Territorial Thinkers calls for a territorial perspective in the cohesion dimension of EU policies after 2027. Future EU funds require clarity, vision and intelligent territorial strategies to ensure competitiveness, cohesion and prosperity for all regions and individuals. (Read (Opens in a new window))
(Opens in a new window)Making EU policies youth-proof. The EU's recent efforts to encourage youth participation show signs of momentum. By institutionalising youth-mainstreaming tools such as the Youth Check and promoting civil society–led instruments such as the Youth Test, as well as creating participatory spaces through YEYS, the EU is moving towards a form of governance that is both youth-inclusive and future-oriented. (Read (Opens in a new window))
(Opens in a new window)In the pipeline
We will continue to update the blog with our thoughts on the future of Europe, its spaces, places and people.