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[2010-07-09]	Documentation of ESDN Conference 2010 in Gent
	A preliminary documentation of the ESDN Conference 2010 that took place in Gent, Belgium on 4-6 July 2010 is now available (including the conference discussion paper, keynote and working group presentations, and the list of participants). More

[2010-03-03]	5th ESDN Workshop in Madrid, 25-26 March 2010
	The next ESDN Workshop will be organized in cooperation with the Spanish EU Presidency and is entitled "From Green Growth towards a Sustainable Economy?". More

[2009-12-21]	Documentation of 4th ESDN Workshop in Brussels (3-4 Nov 2009) online
	We would like to inform you that a full documentation of the workshop (i.e. workshop background paper, power point slides, workshop report, etc) is now available for download. More

[2009-09-07]	Inaugural meeting of SDplanNet Asia & Pacific on 16-18 September 2009 in Bangkok/Thailand
	SDplanNet Asia & Pacific is a new and growing network of government and non-government practitioners in Asia and the Pacific who deal with SD policies and strategies. The network's inaugural meeting will be held September 16-18, 2009 in Bangkok. There will be live webcasting from the conference that can be joined at www.sdplannet-ap.org. It will also be possible to submit questions that will be forwarded to the session speakers. More

[2009-07-01]	Documentation of ESDN Conference 2009 in Prague now online
	The conference documentation of the ESDN Conference 2009 in Prague can now be found in the ESDN Conferences section, including PowerPoint slides of the keynote presentations, the list of participants, as well as the Discussion and Background Papers. More

[2009-04-29]	Conference "Sustainable Development in Policy Assessment - Methods, Challenges and Policy Impacts", 15-16 June 2009 in Brussels
	The aim of this conference is to add to the understanding of sustainability evaluation by addressing questions such as "What is sustainability evaluation's contribution to policy development and implementation?" or "How can the quality of sustainability evaluations be improved?" Researchers and practitioners in consulting, politics and administration are invited to take part and register now. More

[2009-04-01]	Conference: Sustainable Development – A Challenge for European Research, 26-28 May 2009
	The European Commission, in cooperation with the Czech Presidency of the EU, will celebrate the multiple ways through which European research contributes to global sustainable development: improved understanding of the environment, technological solutions, changing mindsets and behaviours, bearing in mind that it is also at the roots of unsustainable trends. DG Research is seeking to gather scientists, industry, civil society and R&D policy-makers to confront their views and stakes regarding what R&D can and cannot do for sustainability. This will be a key input to further R&D policy-making at EU level. Coming close to mid-term of FP7 implementation, this 3-day conference will take stock of the progress made so far and identify ways and means for putting the European research system at the service of sustainable development. More information about the conference and the conference programme can be found here. Participation is free of charge and open to everyone; for registration, please click here. More

[2009-03-09]	Conference : "Responding to the Challenge of Sustainable development in the Mediterranean", 6-7 April 2009, Nice, France
	The European Economic and Social Committee is holding a conference on the theme "Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Region". The aim of the conference is to demonstrate practical examples of how civil society stakeholders are tackling sustainable development issues in the Mediterranean region. The event will focus on three themes: water quality and prevention of pollution of the Mediterranean Sea; water management and prevention of drought; and sustainable governance of cities. Deadline for registration is 27 March 2009. For more information, the conference programme and to register, please click here. You can also contact the Sustainable Development Observatory. More

[2009-02-24]	Workshop in Finland on assessing the impacts of National Sustainable Development Strategies
	In February 2009, the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development organised a workshop to identify potential tools and outline various feasible ways for assessing the impacts of sustainable development policy objectives. Please find the workshop programme and download presentations here. Michal Sedlacko from the ESDN Office held a presentation on 'Impact assessment in Europe'. More

[2008-12-22]	Romania: Renewed NSDS approved
	The renewed National Sustainable Development Strategy of Romania was approved by the Government and officially launched on 16 December 2008, including a presentation at the European Commission. More

[2008-12-22]	Extensive update of the 'country profiles' section
	The ‘country profiles’ section on the ESDN homepage has been updated extensively. The country profiles of 33 European countries have been updated on all topics, plus another topic on ‘sub-national activities’ has been added. Moreover, the country profiles are now more easily accessible and the design of the individual country profiles has been renewed. More

[2008-12-19]	Documentation 3rd ESDN Workshop in Brussels
	The 3rd ESDN Workshop on ‘Post-2010: The Future of the EU SDS and its Interface with the Lisbon Process’ took place in Brussels on 19 November 2008. It was hosted by the ESDN in cooperation with the Sustainable Development Observatory of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). A full documentation of the workshop, including a workshop summary report, is now available: More

[2008-11-24]	EEAC: Bordeaux Declaration / 16th Annual Conference
	At the annual plenary session of EEAC held in Bordeaux on 11 October 2008, representatives of national environmental and sustainable development councils decided to give their view on the financial situation in the context of their statement on Sustaining Europe for a long way ahead. As a result the EEAC steering committee created the "Bordeaux declaration". It is addressed to the Council of the EU and the European Commission, as well as for EEAC member councils to take to their national governments. More

[2008-11-24]	5th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance
	The OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Program invites members and partners of the ESDN to its 5th Annual Meeting on Partnerships and Local Governance to be held at Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen Vienna, Austria on 9 - 10 February 2009. More

[2008-09-01]	Documentation of the ESDN Conference 2008 now available
	The full conference documentation of the ESDN Conference 2008 in Paris can now be found in the ESDN Conferences section, including the Conference Proceedings, the list of participants, the PowerPoint slides and audio files of the keynote presentations as well as the Discussion Paper. More

[2008-08-28]	Swiss "Sustainable Development Strategy: Guidelines and Action Plan 2008-2011"
	The Swiss Federal Council has compiled a new national SD strategy "Sustainable Development Strategy: Guidelines and Action Plan 2008-2011", including revised conceptual guidelines and containing a total of 30 measures. More

[2008-07-08]	New SD Indicators studies available in the "Resources" section
	We have added two recently published articles on measuring SD with indicators to the "Links and Documents" page of the ESDN website. More

[2008-05-19]	EU SDS Monitoring Report - call for tenders
	Eurostat has launched a call for tenders entitled "Monitoring report of the EU sustainable development strategy and other dissemination tools". More

[2008-05-14]	Norway’s new Strategy for Sustainable Development
	The Norwegian Strategy for Sustainable Development, which was published as part of the 2008 National Budget, is now available in English and can be downloaded on the following website: More

[2008-05-08]	OECD Capacity Building Seminar for Partnerships on "Designing and Delivering Skills Strategies for Cities"
	The OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance is organizing a seminar on the subject of skills strategies for cities. More

[2008-04-23]	Documentation of the 2nd ESDN Workshop in Berlin online
	The documentation of the 2nd ESDN Workshop on 'Experiences with Participatory Tools and Mechanisms' is now available. More

[2008-03-12]	ESDN Conference 2008 in Paris
	The ESDN Conference 2008 will be hosted by the French Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning in Paris on 29 June - 1 July 2008. More

[2008-02-08]	2nd ESDN Workshop on 'Experiences with Participatory Tools and Mechanisms'
	We are pleased to announce that the 2nd ESDN Workshop on “Experiences with Participatory Tools and Mechanisms” will take place in Berlin on 9-10 April 2008. More

[2007-12-21]	Documentation of the 1st ESDN Workshop in Cascais online
	The documentation of the 1st ESDN Workshop on 'Sustainable Development Indicators at the EU level' is now available. More

[2007-12-21]	Country Profiles: new Section on SD Indicators
	We have added a new section on "Indicators and Monitoring" to the ESDN country profiles providing information about national SDI sets and monitoring practices. Furthermore, the full list(s) of indicators as identified by a study commissioned by Eurostat are available for download. More

[2007-11-02]	First Progress Report on EU SDS
	On 22 October 2007, the European Commission has issued its first Progress Report on the EU's renewed Sustainable Development Strategy. The assessment is based on 27 Member State progress reports on the implementation of the EU SDS, the 2007 Eurostat Monitoring Report on the Sustainable Development Indicators (SDI's) and on an independent consultancy study. More

[2007-10-02]	Progress reports on the implementation of the EU SDS from 13 Member States available!
	According to the governance cycle of the renewed EU SDS, Member States submitted their first progress report to the European Commission earlier this year. Currently, reports from the following Member States are available in the “vertical integration”-section of the respective country profiles: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden and the UK. More

[2007-08-31]	Call for proposals - Support to Peer Reviews of National Sustainable Development Strategies
	Like in 2006, DG Environment offers to co-fund up to 50% of two peer review projects with a maximum of € 100.000 each. More

[2007-08-03]	First EU-SDS Progress Reports available
	The first national reports on implementing the EU SDS (from Austria and Estonia) are available for download in the country profiles section. More

[2007-06-29]	Documentation of the ESDN Conference ESB07 online
	The documentation of the ESDN Berlin 2007 Conference (ESB07) featuring proceedings, MP3 audio files, speeches and photos is now available. More

[2007-06-29]	News on SD strategy features from 12 countries
	News on SD strategy features from 12 countries are summarised in the ESDNewsletter and covered more in depth in the country profiles. More

[2007-05-24]	European Sustainability Berlin 07 (ESB07) - Updates II
	The final Conference Programme as well as the Discussion Papers for the Breakout Sessions of the ESB07 Conference in Berlin are available for download. More

[2007-05-23]	Sustainable Development Strategies in Europe
	On the occasion of the anniversary of the so-called Brundtland Report, Reinhard Steurer and Andre Martinuzzi from RIMAS have edited a special issue of “European Environment” on “Sustainable Development Strategies in Europe: Taking Stock 20 years after Brundtland”. More

[2007-03-30]	European Sustainability Berlin 07 (ESB07) - Updates
	An updated Conference Programme as well as travel information for Berlin is available for download. Please remember to register for the ESB07-Conference until April 10, 2007. More

[2007-03-29]	Possibilities of European Cooperation in SD strategy cycles
	A presentation by Reinhard Steurer from the ESDN Office given at a Workshop by the Nordic Council of Ministers in March 2007. More

[2007-01-25]	Comparative studies on SD strategies
	We have added several comparative studies on various aspects of SD strategies in Europe in the resources section. A study by the Forum Sustainable Austria, for example, gives an overview of how parliaments are involved in SD strategy processes in Europe. More

[2007-01-10]	European Sustainability Berlin 2007 – ESB07
	The ESDN Conference 2007 will be hosted by the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) as the main sustainability event in the context of the German Presidency of the EU on June 3-5, 2007 in Berlin. A preliminary draft programme is available in the section “ESDN Conferences”. More

[2006-12-19]	Extended country profiles
	The ESDN Country Profiles now provide additional information about National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs) and other forms of stakeholder involvement. More

[2006-12-18]	ESDN related documents
	ESDN related documents (such as presentations given by the ESDN Office and promotional material of the ESDN) are provided in a new section "ESDN related documents" More

[2006-11-22]	Events and Activities
	In the section “Events and Activities” we have added links to event calendars that are provided by the European Commission. More

[2006-10-18]	Finland's new SD strategy published
	Finland's new national strategy for sustainable development has been published and is also available for download on the internet. More

[2006-10-04]	ESDN discussion fora
	In the new ESDN membership section, two discussion fora (a thematically open discussion forum on “This & That” and a thematic forum on “Evaluation and review of SD strategies") are awaiting your inputs ... More

[2006-09-26]	ESDN Joint Understanding
	The ESDN Steering Group has adopted a 'Joint Understanding' that takes the discussion of a draft version at the ESDN Conference 2006 in Salzburg into account. The document clarifies some important issues of network governance (including membership issues) More

[2006-09-25]	Extended Country Profiles
	The ESDN Country Profiles now provide additional information about 'Mechanisms of horizontal integration' and 'Evaluation, review and monitoring' More

[2006-07-10]	Update of the ESDN Quarterly Report
	The ESDN Quarterly Report has been updated due to the adoption of the renewed EU SDS by the Brussels European Council at June 15-16, 2006. More

[2006-06-14]	Documentation of the ESDN Salzburg Conference
	The documentation of the ESDN Conference in Salzburg (June 1-2, 2006) ist now available featuring the conference proceedings, keynote presentations, working group posters and photos. More

[2006-06-12]	Country Profiles
	The country profile of Hungary has been updated. Thanks to Eva Csobod for providing the info! More

[2006-05-17]	ESDN Website
	This website was launched in May 2006, so everything is still quite new at the moment. However, over time, the information and resources provided will accumulate. Then this column will give a quick overview of new entries.

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