METREX Calendar for 2009-2010 summarises the main activities of the Network for the coming two years.

EUSEW 2009 on the theme "Clean-Tech Clusters, Climate Oriented Spatial Planning, Clean Urban Technologies." is being attended by three METREX metropolitan regions - Stuttgart Region, Stockholm Region and the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg to present their newest actions during a workshop at the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2009 in Brussels.

Study Visit to South America in 2009. Supported by the Planning Minister of Chile and hosted in the city of Santiago. Aims to exchange experience in spatial planning and development between European and Latin American metropolitan regions, through case studies and specific experiences in those territories, in order to create an agenda of collaboration to addressing future challenges.

The 6th edition of the METREX newsletter Metrexchange now available.

ESPON is the European network of research institutions in spatial planning and development. ESPON concluded at 10-year programme of research in 2006 and held a Seminar with practitioners and users in Bonn in June. METREX was invited to attend and presented 6 issues for possible inclusion in the future 2007-2013 ESPON research programme. These have now been formally presented to ESPON in a Discussion Note.

Both agreed, that the Regions have an urgent interest in promoting the renewed Lisbon Agenda.

The future of structural funds was the issue of a consultation of METREX and representatives of Directorate General Regional Policy of the European Commission.