We are a non-profit foundation established in Belgium
We share the same charitable aims and objectives as our Founder, the Regional Studies Association (RSA), to create and foster research, analysis and debate at a regional level. However, unlike the RSA which is a global association with an international membership, RSA Europe operates exclusively in a European context and has no membership base.
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2022 Commissioner Seminar Series
The RSA’s European Foundation delivered the first Commissioner Seminar on Cohesion Policy in Brussels this month. This seminar series is an initiative by Dr Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms and a collaborative venture organised between Commissioner Ferreira and her Cabinet; the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) in partnership […]
Exciting Opportunity for Early Career Researchers
As part of the 2022 EU Cohesion Policy Conference, a panel with early career researchers on how to improve Cohesion Policy is planned. The panel should address the following questions: How to address the trade-offs between climate transition and social cohesion, given in particular energy price increases? How to mitigate the social and economic impacts […]
RSA Europe Statement on events in the Ukraine
RSA Europe condemns the ongoing violence in Ukraine as a result of the unprovoked invasion by Russia. RSA Europe supports the actions of governments across the world who are working to restore peace in Europe. The Foundation’s purposes are to promote regional studies education in Europe through the exchange of ideas and information […]
New partnership work with European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, the Croatian Government
The Third Joint EU Cohesion Policy Conference – organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and RSA Europe together with the Croatian authorities – aims to take stock of the challenges and opportunities for Cohesion Policy. The timing of the Conference will allow critical assessment of research evidence and policy thinking […]
New partnership work with the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre
We are pleased to announce that RSA Europe will be working with the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) on the concluding conference of the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) Exploratory Research Activity (ERA) on “International Migrants in Functional Urban Areas. How can strategies of sustainable urban development foster the integration of migrants?”. The study explores the […]
2022 Commissioner’s Seminar Series on Cohesion Policy
The purpose of these seminars is firstly, to signal the Commission’s desire to encourage growth in the number of researchers working on Cohesion Policy and related topics to build a greater pool of expertise. Secondly, to give the opportunity for relationship building between participants and policymakers to allow sharing of understanding and to refresh the […]
2022 European Week of Regions and Cities
RSA Europe exhibitor`s pitch Research today, Policy tomorrow – Regional Studies Association and RSA Europe, DATE/ TIME TBC This session is informal in nature and interactivity and questions to the speakers will be welcomed. It takes the form of TED style talk with a short and lively presentation followed by time for questions and comments […]
2022 European Week of Regions and Cities
#EURegionsWeekCollege for PhD students and early career researchers (Online) The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy. This event serves as a platform for discussing and showcasing the development of EU cohesion policy and making decision-makers more aware of the importance of regions and cities […]
2022 European Week of Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is a major annual event dedicated to regional policy. The week serves as a platform to discuss and showcase the development of EU Cohesion Policy and to raise awareness of the importance of regions and cities in EU policymaking. More information on the week can be found […]
Green, Digital, Inclusive and Fair: How can Cohesion Policy Rise to the New Territorial Challenges?
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Europe, Cohesion Policy has been at the forefront of the European response to the crisis, contributing to the economic recovery of the EU, in complementarity with other instruments, such as the new Recovery and Resilience Facility. Demonstrating its reactivity, current programmes from the 2014-2020 period have been reinforced […]
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On 28 June 2017 the Regional Studies Association officially founded a non-profit Foundation in Belgium. The full title is the Regional Studies Association European Foundation, but it is more commonly known as RSA Europe.
