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SUMMARY:18th European Week of Regions and Cities
DESCRIPTION: \nWhat is it?\nThe European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy.\nThe event has grown to become a unique communication and networking platform, bringing together regions and cities from all over Europe, including their political representatives, officials as well as experts and academics. Over the last 17 years, it has done much to promote policy learning and exchange of good practices.\nIn 2019, the #EURegionsWeek reached a record high of more than 9000 participants and more than 330 sessions, which shows the event's relevance and potential as a platform for political communication in relation to the development of EU cohesion policy, raising the awareness of decision-makers about the fact that regions and cities matter in EU policy-making.\n\n\nWhat is the purpose of the EURegionsWeek?\n\nDiscuss common challenges for European regions and cities and to exchange ideas on possible solutions by bringing together political representatives, decision-makers, experts and practitioners of regional policy, as well as stakeholders from business, banking, civil society organisations, academia, the EU institutions and the media;\nProvide a platform for capacity-building and the exchange of experience and good practices for those implementing EU cohesion policy and managing its financial instruments;\nFacilitate cooperation and networking between regions and cities;\nFeed into the debate on EU cohesion policy in a wider context, including recent research and views from third countries and international organisations.\n\n\n\nWho can participate?\nThe European Week of Regions and Cities and its events are aimed at:\n\nEuropean, national, regional and local government officials and experts in the field of managing and evaluating cohesion policy programmes;\nrepresentatives of private companies, financial institutions and 1 European and national associations;\nmembers of the European Committee of the Regions, members of the European Parliament, and national, regional and local politicians including young elected politicians (YEPs);\ncitizens, who want to express their views and contribute to the debate on the future of Europe and their regions and cities;\nacademics, researchers, PhD or masters students and practitioners in the field of European regional and urban policy;\njournalists from European, national, regional and local media outlets.\n\n\n\nWho can be event partner?\nCheck the Partner section\n\n\nWhat are the themes for the 2020 edition?\n\nGreen Europe\nCohesion and Cooperation\nEmpowering Citizens\n\n\n \n- For more information visit the #EURegionsWeek official website\n
LOCATION: Brussels
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