ABSTRACT
There are three published and widely disseminated key documents that contain elements of European spatial policies- the documents Europe 2000 and Europe 2000+ and the Periodical Reports, which monitor at regular intervals selected spatial development trends. The spatial result of this long evolutionary process is a complex system of nations and regions, of urban hierarchies and transport and communication networks. At present considerable efforts are being undertaken to create a network of efficient transportation corridors across Europe, allowing high-speed trains to cut on Continental travel times and goods being transported across Europe with fewer environmental impacts. There is still much uncertainty around the most likely spatial consequences of new telecommunication technologies. To a certain extent such a Euro-megalopolis reflects the spatial expression of a two-speed Europe. The remaining European spaces outside the Euro-megalopolis remain as the reproduction spaces of the 50 million people living in the mega-region.
