The Valencia Charter
The Valencia Charter is the document that describes the driving motivation underpinning the work of ENCORE.
The Conference and Declarations
The Conference is ENCORE’s driving force and is intended to be a high political level summit, taking place every two years. The Conference shapes and guides the work of the network, and it always has one or more specific theme. A Declaration is presented at each Conference.
The conference arrangements and other activities are handled by the regions in close cooperation with the ENCORE Steering Group.
History of Conferences (pdf)
Since 2014, a youth Conference takes place in the run up to the Ministers' Conference.
Declarations
During each Conference, a Declaration or progress Report is presented on the activities carried out since the last Conference. It takes stock of the progress made between Conferences and approves the political strategy of ENCORE.
Tullamore Declaration 2021 (pdf)
Herning Declaration 2018 (pdf)
Declarations and results of previous ENCORE Conferences are provided by the ENCORE Secretariat.
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2025 Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden
From Brussel to Borås – biodiversity and circularity in focus.
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2023 Gelderland, the Netherlands
In 2023, ENCORE celebrated its 30th anniversary, and the Province of Gelderland hosted the biennial conference September 28th and September 29th in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
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2021 Eastern and Midland Region, Ireland
The Just Transition concept was central to the 2021 Conference in Tullamore, Eastern and Midland region, in The Republic of ireland, and it framed the discussions on the chosen themes.
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2018 Midtjylland, Denmark
The 2018 ENCORE Cnference was held September 20-22th in Herning, Region Midtjylland in Denmark.