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The second week of this year's #EURegionsWeek is dedicated to the thematic cluster Cohesion and Cooperation. Taking place from 12 to 16 October, this week includes the highest number of working sessions, together with all the political highlights. Make sure to register to the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy, this year in a fully digital format, and to watch all the Key moments live. Do not miss the speech " Annual Regional and Local Barometer - State of the Union...

The third week of this extended edition of the #EURegionsWeek (19 to 22 October) will revolve around the theme “ Green Europe”. On 19 October, the week will begin with the Opening of the Green Week (organised by DG Environment) in Lisbon with Commissioner Sinkevičius and Commissioner Ferreira as a handover moment with the European Week of Regions and Cities. The programme of the third week is fully dedicated to the Green Europe theme, with a variety of working sessions on topics such as...

Despite the difficulties generated by the COVID 19 pandemic, the #EURegionsWeek 2020 will offer to participants more than 500 digital working sessions to discover over three consecutive weeks in October, from 5-22 October, covering various topics along the thematic priorities Empowering Citizens; Cohesion and Cooperation; and Green Europe. Due to the security measures and sanitary situation caused by the pandemic, this year will be the first ever fully digital EURegionsWeek: all working sessions...

Would you like to organise a side event of the #EURegionsWeek 2020? Side events must relate to the thematic priorities of the #EURegionsWeek 2020 and must be organised digitally between 5-9 October 2020, 12-16 October 2020 or 19‑22 October 2020. Side events' organisers are entirely responsible for the content and organisation of their event. The online application is available on the "Side events"-section of the event website and must be submitted by 2 September 2020 at the latest. Only a...

The session organisers involved in this year's #EURegionsWeek were invited to a third partners' meeting on 26 June. The aim of the virtual meeting was to provide them with more specific information on the organisation of the #EURegionsWeek 2020, given the exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the European Week of Regions and Cities will spread over three consecutive weeks in October, each dedicated to one timely topic: 5-9 October: Empowering Citizens, 12-16 October...

Following an overwhelming response to the January to April open call, more than 500 selected partners were invited to a second partners' meeting on 27 May. Taking into account the difficult situation we are all facing in these times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the #EURegionsWeek hosted the meeting virtually: more than 450 partners were connected and shared their feedback online. To view the recording of the meeting and the slides presented, check the event website Partners’...

Congratulations to the 12 teams preselected for EU Datathon 2020, the EU open data competition! Now the real work begins for them to build an application in time for the European Week of Regions and Cities in October. This year’s EU Datathon adventure started in February with the call to data geeks worldwide to propose ideas for applications using open data from the EU institutions, agencies and bodies. The deadline for proposals was early May. The preselection jury had 121 proposals to select...

The call for partners for the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities has just been closed and the organizers are thrilled to reveal the unprecedented number of applications received: over 600! The results of the evaluation process and the final list of partners will be unveiled on 19 May. In the meantime the European Commission/DG REGIO and the European Committee of the Regions would like to thank you all for the interest shown and ensure our commitment in continuing working on the next...

The call for partners for the European Week of Regions and Cities remains open. Taking into account the difficult situation we are all facing in these times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the #EURegionsWeek have extended the application deadline to become an event partner until 17 April 2020. As organisers, the European Commission/DG REGIO and the European Committee of the Regions are closely following the developments of the pandemic and the unfolding of exit strategy. We are...

In light of the latest developments of the Corona-virus pandemic and its impact on public and private entities across Europe, the organizers of the European Week of Regions and Cities have decided to extend the deadline for submitting applications to become partners of the 2020 edition until 17 April. We recognize the difficulties partners across Europe may be facing at the moment, with many offices being locked down or seriously impacted by the ongoing pandemic. By extending the application...