NSPA Forum, 18-19 April, Sundsvall

• Transport and Raw Material in the NSPA on the agenda in the European Parliament

  03 May 2012

  On the 24th April the NSPA and the Bothnian Corridor Group organized a seminar in the European Parliament about raw materials and transport in the northernmost parts of Europe. Hosting the seminar were MEPs Marita Ulvskog and Liisa Jaakonsaari and with keynote speakers from the European Commission, representatives from the NSPA and from the raw material industry, the seminar attracted around 50 participants.

• Successful dialogue at the NSPA Forum

  23 April 2012

  The NSPA Forum in Sundsvall gathered around 60 participants to discuss the future cohesion policy and to adopt the NSPA position paper on the legislative package of cohesion policy 2014-2020.

• Raw material and Transport in the High North

  22 February 2012

  On the 24th of April the NSPA and the Bothnian Corridor Group are arranging a seminar in the European Parliament on the increasing importance of the supply of raw materials and transport from the high north for the sustainable growth of the European economy.

• NSPA Forum, 18-19 April, Sundsvall

  13 February 2012

  The NSPA network cordially invites you to the 4th NSPA Forum on the 18-19 April 2012 in Sundsvall. The Sundsvall forum will focus on the thematic concentration of the next EU funding period and the opportunities that it brings to the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas.

• NSPA continues dialogue on sustained investments in the high north of Europe

  23 January 2012

  On the 8th December, the NSPA network met with director general Dirk Ahner, European Commission, to discuss and clarify what the proposals of the regulations on cohesion policy post 2013 signifies for our regions.

• Open Days 2011: Demographic change in the NSPA

  18 October 2011

  The NSPA seminar and reception on 11th of October 2011, attracted up to 130 registered participants from the NSPA regions. The NSPA seminar focused on demographic change from a young perspective and three young politicians from the three countries of the NSPA gave their view on the topic.

• More than 80 stakeholders assembled for NSPA Forum in Kuopio

  30 September 2011

  NSPA Forum in Kuopio on the 22 September assembled more than 80 stakeholders to discuss the next EU funding period and the opportunities of the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas.

• Open Days 2011: Meet your NSPA colleagues

  07 July 2011

  The NSPA network invites you to a short seminar and networking reception on Tuesday 11 October at 18.00. The short seminar will focus on the demographic change and how the NSPA regions can attract more young people. After the seminar a networking reception will follow.

• NSPA Forum, 22 September in Kuopio

  16 May 2011

  The NSPA Forum in Kuopio focuses on the next EU funding period and the opportunities that it brings to the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas. Attendees are actors from the EU institutions and the NSPA region.

• Continued investment in the high north crucial for Europe

  02 February 2011

  Today political representatives from the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas in Finland, Sweden and Norway met with the European Commission to highlight the importance of continued investment in the regions.

• Successful gathering in Tromsø

  27 January 2011

  Over 70 stakeholders from the three countries gathered in beautiful Tromsö on 18-19 January to exchange views and agree on the NSPA response to the 5th Cohesion Report.

• NSPA Forum, 18-19th January 2011, Tromsø

  29 October 2010

  The forum aims to agree a joint political position for the NSPA-region concerning the 5th Cohesion Report. Attendees will be actors from the EU institutions and the NSPA region.

• OPEN DAYS 2010: Workshop report

  19 October 2010

  Read more about the workshop Northern Sparsely Populated Areas – Strong Specific and Promising on 5th October in Brussels.

• OPEN DAYS 2010: Meet your NSPA-colleagues!

  17 September 2010

  Welcome to the NSPA Open Days cocktail in Brussels on Tuesday 5 October at 16:30.

• OPEN DAYS 2010: Register for the NSPA workshop

  06 July 2010

  We hope you would like to participate in our event and learn more how the experience and resources from the North can contribute to a prosperous and sustainable Europe.

• Dialogue meeting with Intergroup 174

  12 May 2010

  The European Union’s future policy on territorial cohesion was on the agenda when the "Intergroup Mountain, Island and Sparsely Populated Regions" on Tuesday 4th May invited to a dialogue meeting in the European Parliament. The NSPA was invited to present how the NSPA positions itself for the future EU regional policy. Mr. Stein Ovesen, director of North Norway European Office, reports from the meeting.

• OPEN DAYS 2010: Northern Sparsely Populated Areas - strong, specific and promising

  27 April 2010

  The network will arrange a workshop during this year's Open Days showcasing the added value that the NSPA region brings to Europe.

• NSPAs unique cooperation praised by DG Regio

  28 January 2010

  A political delegation from northern Finland, Norway and Sweden has presented its political position on the future cohesion policy to Mr Dirk Ahner, Director General at DG Regional Policy, European Commission.

• NSPA Forum 15 December in Kiruna

  11 November 2009

  This first ever forum for the NSPA region aims to agree a joint political position for the NSPA-region concerning the future cohesion policy for 2014 onwards.

• Barents cooperation and energy efficiency in focus at NSPA seminar

  09 October 2009

  The two seminars organised by the NSPA at Open days both had a good turnout and made way for many discussions and networking opportunities. See the event report and presentations.

• Strong, specific and promising - NSPA publish report as basis for joint position for the future of the region

  21 September 2009

  The report Northern Sparsely Populated Areas Foresight 2020, produced by Nordregio and commissioned by the NSPA network, has now been published. The dialogue continues in the region to create a joint position using the report as a basis.

• Register for Open Days workshops

  06 July 2009

  Registration is now open for the Open Days workshops. The NSPA network together with Iceland are organising two workshops on Tuesday 6th October.

• NSPA and Iceland at Open Days

  03 April 2009

  NSPA together with Iceland will participate in this year’s Open Days.

• Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion

  27 February 2009

  NSPA submits viewpoints for the Consultation on the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion to European Commission DG Regional Policy.

• Comments on the Baltic Sea Strategy

  31 December 2008

  The NSPA network submits its comments on the Baltic Sea Strategy.

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