AEBR and Spatial Foresight, with the collaboration of the Council of Ostrobothnia, organize the final event of the ESPON CPS 2.0 project. This ESPON project, implemented by Spatial Foresight with the collaboration of AEBR, MOT and other stakeholders, identifies further CPS at EU/EEA internal borders and EU-Pre-accession ones.
// ESPON event on 16 June 2022 in Vaasa, Finland // 15:00 CET (Germany) / 16:00 EET (Finland) //
Auditorium Bruhn, Åbo Akademi University, Rantakatu 2, Vaasa
// Context and objectives //
To inform about the new Cross-border Public Services (CPS) inventory which has been upgraded and updated by the joint efforts of the parallel studies by the DG Regio and ESPON EGTC and based on the previous ESPON targeted analysis completed in 2018.
// Programme* //
Moderator: Sandra Spūle
| Opening | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Mats Brandt, Regional Mayor Council of Ostrobotnia, welcoming words
Mathias Lindström, Director, Kvarken Council EGTC, showcasing the ferry as a CPS |
| Keynote speeches | |
| 16:15 – 16:25 | Andreea China, ESPON EGTC |
| 16:25 – 16:35 | Valeria Cenacchi, DG Regio |
| The conceptual framework of CPS | |
| 16:35 – 16:50 | Sabine Zillmer, Spatial Foresight |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Michael Dejozé, Managing Director, Euregio Meuse-Rhine, showcasing Grensinfopunkt |
| Feedback round & discussion (Q&A by participants) | |
| ESPON CPS 2.0 inventory: updates & visualisation | |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Sabine Zillmer, Spatial Foresight |
| 17:30 – 17:35 | Ana Belén López Tárraga, Duero-Douro EGTC, Showcasing Efiduero |
| CPS from the point of view of regional and local authorities | |
| 17:35 – 17:45 | Pavel Branda, CoR Rapporteur on CPS and Chair of the Cross-border Cooperation Intergroup |
| Feedback round & discussion (Q&A by participants) | |
| Closing | |
| 17:45 – 17:55 | Ricardo Ferreira, DG Regio |
| 17:55 – 18:00 | Martin Guillermo-Ramírez, Association of European Border Regions |
* Session accessible on-site and via Zoom platform for registered participants
This is a new and better definition of CPS, the current CPS inventory, and a very brief survey to identify new CPS to be added to the inventory.
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