In the development of the European Union the neighbouring EFTA countries play a particularly important role as partners in driving Europe forward in the world, as markets for exchange of goods, innovation and people, etc. For Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland the European Union plays a similar role.
Territory matters more and more in development policy. Globalisation creates new markets further away and increases the dependencies of economies and the need for connections that was not known 10-20 years ago. Furthermore developments in European countries and the EU influence developments in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and vice versa.
Entidades organizadoras: ESPON y Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE
Lugar de celebración: Bruselas (Bélgica): Mission of Switzerland to the EU (Place du Luxembourg, 1)
Duración del evento: 11 de marzo de 2014