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Southern Sparsely Populated Areas network

SSPA

The Southern Sparsely Populated Areas network was born with the fundamental objective of promoting -in collaboration with all public administrations and the main socioeconomic actors of the territory-, policies and specific measures that contribute to face the main structural challenges which affect the less populated rural regions of Europe, in demographic, economic and social terms.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concessions contracts, Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, and Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors

17 Feb 2025

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

26 Jun 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards strengthening the CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrating reporting obligations, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/956

18 May 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act)

12 May 2023

Response to Commission Communication on brain drain and challenges associated with population decline

16 Jun 2022

Response to Establishment of an EU Space-based Global Secure Connectivity System

8 Sept 2021

Response to Revision of the Communication from the Commission on EU Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks (Broadband Guidelines)

8 Sept 2021

Meeting with Toma Šutić (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica), Vesna Loncaric (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)

12 Apr 2021 · Meeting on a digital transformation project for the three provinces on which the Spanish territories are working

Meeting with Carole Mancel-Blanchard (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

18 Feb 2021 · Presentation of Project 5 for Rural

Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Nov 2020 · Europea despoblada

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a long term vision for rural areas

28 Jul 2020