11th Plenary Meeting of the ESP

• was held as online meeting, from 28 - 29 May 2024
• had in total 28 participants, 20-22 per session, from 19 countries
• it was announced as Special ESP Session in preparation of the 12th GSP Plenary Assembly (03 - 05 June 2024)

The meeting was opened by a brief summary of recent activities in the ESP region. The main topic was then focussing on the agenda and background documents of the GSP Plenary Assembly. Lastly, the GSP action areas were discussed based on the content and structure presented at the ESP website.
While the achievements in Europe in the context of GSP projects were acknowledged, various questions and uncertainties appeared regarding the GSP governance. This includes the role of NFPs, the regional partnerships, and the regional organization to implement action areas.