One of the central questions in the professional debate concerning planners and territorial cohesion is how can they contribute to the political objective? As put by Jan Vogelij, the EU policy reflects ECTP aims, as well as objectives of future oriented planning practice. This means that documents concerning territorial cohesion include descriptions as set by European planning professionals. They show the consensus achieved in preparatory discussions and reflect professional coherence, clarify possible contributions of planners, target the regional scale, suggest applicable planning approaches and show governance models, essential for achieving territorial cohesion. However, the newly adopted policy requires elaboration and interpretation into terms that can be applied in planning practice. Furthermore, territorial cohesion can only be achieved by addressing objects of spatial planning in a more targeted way, implying necessary improvements of governance and education.