Around 100 participants from the NSPA gathered in Umeå on the 24-25th of October for the NSPA Forum. The focus of the discussions were on the future of the NSPA network, how and by what measures can the NSPA network take the next step in its cooperation? Key note speakers included representatives from DG REGIO of the European Commission, European Parliament, authors of the Nordregio study on the NSPA, the OECD, as well as regional representatives from theNSPA.
On the 8th of October, the NSPA network invited participants from the NSPA regions, in the Open Days in Brussels, to a short seminar and networking cocktail to discuss the upcoming programming period, in the light of the NSPA cooperation. The event attracted around 90 participants.
