About EUGEO activities

EUGEO acts as a network and forum for its member societies. The activities of EUGEO are complementary to those of the Geographical Societies and Associations in Europe and the International Geographical Union (IGU).

For EUGEO it is important to relate its activities to geographically relevant European institutions. In particular the European Union (EU), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are of importance. Within the EU, alignment and cooperation with the Directorate-General for Regional Policy (DG Regio), the Directorate-General for the Environment (DG Environment), the Directorate General for Research and Innovation and the Directorate-General for Education and Culture is relevant. The ESPON programme (European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion) of DG Regio, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) of DG Environment and the Joint Research Centre of DG Research have participated in EUGEO congresses and EUGEO members are involved in their programmes.

Every year, EUGEO organises a symposium on the State of Geography and Geographical Societies in Europe, with the aim to exchange good practices and initiate or coordinate European activities of the members. Every other year EUGEO organises a congress on the Geography of Europe, with a focus on topical policy, research and education themes. Research on problems, challenges and prospects within the European Union and Europe at large is presented and discussed. Congresses have been held in Amsterdam (2007), Bratislava (2009), London (2011), Rome (2013), Budapest (2015), Bruxelles (2017), Galway (2019), Prague (2021), Barcelona (2023) and Vienna (2025). The next congress will take place in Florence (2027).

EUGEO seminars and congresses are organised by EUGEO members. These activities are often combined with national events or events organised in Europe by the International Geographical Union IGU.

Advocacy for geography across Europe is a key activity of EUGEO. Recently, action has been undertaken to strengthen the position of geography teaching in Italy, Ireland and Malta through its network of member societies. EUGEO also contributed to EU policy development and geography curriculum redefinition in Australia.

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