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Some regions and cities have already expressed their needs to find or join a partnership. Have a look at our final and get in touch. Application to become a partner of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2019 is open until 29 th March.

Are you interested in becoming a member of a Regional Partnership at the EURegionsWeek 2019 but have not yet found your partner regions or cities? Or are you looking for a region or a city to complete your partnership? Fill in the online Partner Search Form no later than February 18 and let others know which thematic cluster(s) you are interested in. An overview will be published on the EURegionsWeek website, in order to make it easier for you to partner up with regions or cities with similar...

Preparations for the 17th European Week of Regions and Cities were officially launched today with a kick-off meeting at which more than 150 partners participated. In order to offer a platform for regions and cities to present their achievements and their specific expectations to the European Parliament (which will be newly elected this year), as well as the incoming newly constituted European Commission College, the event will be a unique opportunity to demonstrate why regions and cities must...

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With our season’s greetings comes the opportunity for you to shape the next edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities from 7 to 10 October 2019. Via the link below, could you confirm that you want to keep receiving information related to the European Week of Regions and Cities and future editions of the event? You can also select your top 3 themes for next year. It will take you only 30 seconds to vote. https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EUregionsweek2019_subscribers_clus… Best...

This is your last chance, fill in the survey that corresponds to you and share with us your impressions of this year's edition! Deadline to answer is extended to 31 October. Participants survey Partners survey Speakers survey Exhibition survey Journalists survey Master class survey

Re-Cereal is one of the finalist projects nominated for this year’s edition of the RegioStar Award. The Interreg project between partners from two Italian and one Austrian region shows that overcoming border barriers and cooperating can help regions of the EU to be more competitive. The project: back to the roots "Creating new opportunities whilst revitalizing cultural heritage" is how the main goal from Re-Cereal can be summarized. The project was initiated by Dr. Schär, a South Tyrolean...

The #EURegionsWeek 2018 was officially closed on Thursday afternoon with Corina Crețu, Commissioner for regional policy, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions, and guest speaker Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. Anthony Gardner, Former US Ambassador to the EU, delivered his keynote speech “Cities and Regions: the Promise of Europe'. He shared his view that Europe’s regions and cities are a key part in addressing some of Europe’s...

One of five crucial points of the EU strategy is to reduce urban poverty across its member states. The goal for 2020 is to lower the cases of people who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion by 20 million. In Europe, there is a noticeable division between rich and poor regions. The difference in the way that regions are developed can be seen within just a few miles. The next World Design Capital for 2020 is Lille Metropole. For the first time, the WDC project is not only aimed at developing...

Many thanks to the 6000+ participants, 300+ partners and 30 Master Class participants who made this year's #EURegionsWeek so successful and impactful. This 16th edition was full of energy and creativity. The 140+ regions and cities have shown their determination to influence the debates on future challenges; and to call for a strong cohesion policy. Let's keep in touch online and get ready to select the themes of next year's edition very soon.