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The high-level event "Energy Union in motion - Cohesion Policy supporting coal regions in transition" stressed the contribution of Cohesion Policy to promoting clean energy, accelerating the transition towards a low-carbon economy and fighting climate change. Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič and the European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu exchanged with representatives of the seven Member States (Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Poland...

The President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Karl-Heinz Lambertz, delivered today his second speech on the State of the EU Regions "The cities and regions need the European Union. The European Union needs its cities and regions" during a special debate with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on the future of Europe. "To weaken our cities and regions is to weaken our Union. This must not be part of our blueprint for the future. Quite the opposite: by strengthening our...

The Opening Session has focused on the main topics of the 2018 EU Regions Week. This interactive session touched on important topics regarding youth, cities, regions and cohesion. Let’s analyse it. Communication starts with a smile The opening Session was run in six languages (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish). EU citizens, who do not speak fluent English, could choose a different language. By having these choices, the organisers made sure the conference is accessible and...

First highlight of the second day of the #EURegionsWeek is the "State of the European Union: the View of its Regions and Cities" addressed by the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Karl-Heinz Lambertz at 15:00. It will coincide with the adoption of the CoR opinion on the future of Europe. Among others, the President will address the question on how regional and local leaders can help to make the European Union democratically more accountable and regain citizens' trust in...

The #EURegionsWeek 2018 was officially inaugurated on Monday afternoon with an Opening Session including Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Corina Crețu, Commissioner for regional policy, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Pavel Telička Vice-President of the European Parliament. The panellists were discussing the main topics of the #EURegionsWeek in an interactive way, with interventions made by European Committee of the Regions...

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This year, the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels has gathered more than 6,000 people from all around the continent to focus on the European Cohesion Policy and regional development. But, why is the EWRC important? Why is it so significant that thousands of decision-makers, journalists and the general public have decided to participate? “It’s a meeting place for all the EU regions and cities. It’s a meeting place among colleagues and politicians working in Brussels’ institutions. It...

As a key action under the Energy Union Strategy, the European Commission has launched the initiative to support coal regions in transition, assisting Member States and regions in modernising their economies and preparing to deal with the related structural and technological transformation. EU Cohesion Policy makes a crucial contribution in this context, providing tailored support to guide structural change and helping regions achieve economic transformation by building on their "smart...

1 day before registration close! Still time to sign up for this #EuRegionsWeek interactive session about gender-responsive budgeting. Gender-responsive budgeting is not about creating separate budgets for women, or solely increasing spending on women's programmes. Rather, gender-responsive budgeting seeks to ensure that the collection and allocation of public resources is carried out in ways that are effective and contribute to advancing gender equality and women's empowerment. The objective of...

The fifth edition of the #EURegionsWeek Info Flash newsletter is out now. Read here to find out more about the registration deadline & how to access the venue, the Energy Union in motion high-level event, the Reflecting on Europe & #CohesionAlliance campaigns and much more.