This session provides insights into a new ESPON CE-Flows study on spatial flows in central Europe. The study's author will present scenarios for a new normality by 2030 and policy recommendations for a more integrated territorial development of central Europe as a functional area. A preview of how Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE will put the recommendations into practice will follow: A first call will support transnational cooperation to help with the recovery and transition of central Europe beyond borders.