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The 18th European Week of Regions and Cities unfolded around the motto Restart.Europe.Together. It spread over 3 weeks, each dedicated to a thematic cluster: Empowering Citizens, Cohesion and Cooperation, Green Europe (introduced by the Opening of the Green Week organised by DG Environment). This edition novelty, the Live&Replay platform hosting the recordings of all sessions, has allowed a larger than ever attendance to the event and to its many highlights. The event kick-started with the the...

The first week out of three of this year's #EURegionsWeek was dedicated to the thematic cluster Empowering Citizens with working sessions on topics ranging from e-democracy, co-creation in public services, entrepreneurship and many more. We have also travelled through time to rediscover Europe together thanks to the mini-documentary Together, we have built Europe. If you missed any of the session or you just would like to watch them again visit the event REPLAY page and re-discover the...

The second week of this year's #EURegionsWeek was dedicated to the thematic cluster Cohesion and Cooperation, with the highest number of working sessions and all the political highlights. If you missed any of the sessions or you just would like to watch them again visit the event REPLAY page and re-discover the interactive exhibition of projects and initiatives around Cohesion and Cooperation!

The third week of this extended edition of the #EURegionsWeek revolved around the theme “ Green Europe”, kick started by the Opening of the Green Week (organised by DG Environment), the programme was fully dedicated to the Green Europe theme with working sessions on topics such as localizing the green deal, energy efficiency and biodiversity. If you missed any of the session or you just would like to watch them again visit the event REPLAY page and re-discover the interactive exhibition of...

In October 2020, the European Union's communication with its citizens covered three important areas: Empowering citizens, Cohesion and Cooperation, Green Europe. Over three weeks, during intensive lectures, dialogues, and discussions, where any EU citizen had the opportunity to participate and express his or her thoughts to help the EU make a qualitative decision that would satisfy the majority of citizens in Europe. From 12 to 16 October, a key role has been played by European regional...

It’s a busy week for the Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms. With the 18th edition of the EU Regions Week currently in full socially distanced swing, Elisa Ferreira appears to be spending more time on the event’s stages and screens than off them. Cohesion policy has been instrumental in the development of regions and cities across the continent, yet the challenges it faces today – including supporting member states through COVID-19, facilitating a green transition despite a Brexit-reduced...

Cohesion Policy currently accounts for almost a third of the EU's total budget and ultimately aims to generate a truly grassroots movement by bringing together beneficiaries of cohesion funds. Yet Miklós Barabás claims that “the EU capital is too far away from the ordinary people” and, in order to solve this, something needs to change. The #EURegions talk “Designing effective strategies to communicate on cohesion policy in cooperation with daily media” was part of the European Week of Regions...

Have you ever wondered how the centuries-old school in your town has become modern again, why your country has new equipment in healthcare institutions or schools and how such projects are implemented? These and many other questions can be answered by EU Cohesion and Regional development policy. Explaining what it will look like after 2020 was the task for Anguel Beremliysky, who works for DG Regio as a project manager in the European Commission. During the conference "Post-2020 budget and...

Overcrowded hospitals, a shortage of free beds, national lockdowns and millions of people suddenly unemployed: the coronavirus pandemic triggered a shock effect on Europe. The outbreak is testing European cooperation in ways that seemed unimaginable years ago. On the financial side, every single Euro available had to be used as quickly as possible to protect as many lives as possible, safeguarding the global economy and consequently people's livelihood. "The situation has been evolving. At first...

The future is now. And it is digital. The EU Datathon 2020, which culminated at this year's European Week of Regions and Cities, brought together 12 finalist projects who have transformed data in solutions to current challenges, such as an European Green Deal, a people-oriented economy, a new push for democracy, and a Europe fit for the digital age. Despite the global economic crisis and pandemic crisis, billionaires have seen their wealth soar by 27% since last march. This was largely due to...