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Visions of Europe in the world

This workshop explores the territorial impact of the "Continent" vision for Europe, focusing on the implementation of Trans-European Networks, benefits for Central & Eastern Europe, and shortcomings such as negative impact on EU peripheral territories and the need for more integration to compete with other global players. The discussion emphasizes the need for a fourth vision that upgrades internal integration and explores the territorial impact of visions in policy fields like Foreign Policy.

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Visions of Europe in the world

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  1. Visions of Europe in the world Workshop 1 THE “CONTINENT” VISION: towards a protected and closed European territory

  2. Territorial impact of continent vision Assets • Trans European Networks implemented at a large European scale • Central & Eastern Europe benefit from Western subsidies and FDI and would continue catching-up process • The Regional Policy focuses less developed areas of central and eastern European countries Shortcomings • Negative impact on EU peripheral territories (Eastward, e.g. Baltic States are no more the interface between Russia and UE; and Southward) • Eastern markets not sufficient per se for Western investors • Europe as an isolated and ageing island in the world

  3. Summary of discussion • “Continent vision” is - different to other visions - close to “real” political expectations/political project (Project of European Integration implemented in EU Treaties); • This project has turned out over the last 50 years to be a very successful one (having survived other models of integration); • The wording in some points too negative (“Europe is a fortress”-style). Use of terms/words like “protection” and “closure” instead of “integration”; • Europe compares itself often with already integrated big players (USA, China). In that sense more integration is needed to compete

  4. Summary of discussion • “Wishful future” more complex than vision describes: Process of internal integration has to go in parallel to process of strengthening interactions in larger space (European Neighbourhood). • Ideal vision would be one upgrading the priority of internal integration by elements of other visions (need of a fourth vision) • ESPON is entering with project “Europe in the World” into policy fields (Foreign Policy) “we” are not experts in. Justification that visions have territorial impact might be strongly required therefore (link to our core business).

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