ESPON IRiE project came to an end with fresh evidence on interregional relations to Europe available for policy use. To make it actionable and to sensitise the stakeholders on putting it to practice, a knowledge transfer event was held on the 24th and 25th of November 2022 in the Baluarte Conference Centre in Pamplona. 

ESPON IRiE aimed to understand the interregional flows of people, capital, goods, services and knowledge and how those are impacted by a number of factors. The project developed different scenarios and addressed some of the most recent and urgent challenges, like the war in Ukraine.

You can find some very interesting results in the interactive portal of the project

During the event in Pamplona, organised by ESPON EGTC with the collaboration of the Government of Navarra, the most relevant results of the IRiE project were presented alongside the further stakeholder and research participation opportunities under the new ESPON 2030 programme.

The conference included several plenary sessions with renowned speakers and two round tables with the participation of regional representatives and national and international policy makers – with the purpose to explain how the results obtained in IRiE constitute a fundamental contribution to the development of Smart Specialisation Strategies (S4) or to support Circular Economy and Energy Transition policies throughout Europe.