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There are over 170 working sessions in this year's edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities. Did you get a chance to browse through the programme on the events website and have a look at all of them? Here are a few suggestions to help you chose which sessions to follow. Find out about the new challenges in the health sector which can be better tackled at EU level, and learn about the added value of European policies and programmes in improving public health and healthcare services...

Have you chosen your favourite choices from the 170+ sessions of the EURegionsWeek programme? A variety of topics are proposed, such as: URBIS - What can it do for your city? (Code: 10WS40URB); Make communities of voluntary full employment (Code: 11WS3); Improving access to markets for SMEs: European Entrepreneurial Regions experience (Code: 11WS26); Over to Regions! Regional Governments' action for SDG Localization (Code: 9WS70URB); Language competences in support of the European Education Area...

The Agora exhibition and networking hall is one of the novelties this year. Located at level -2 of the Square, the Agora will for the first time gather the large majority of partners and participants in a unique space. There will be multiple stands displaying various initiatives across Europe on territorial development and data the Future of Europe; Education, culture and youth, and Governance and administrative capacity. During the opening of the Agora on Monday 8 th October, there will be a...

The third edition of the #EURegionsWeek Info Flash newsletter is out now. Read here about the Regiostars awards ceremony, the different venues of the EURegionsWeek, practical information for your trip to Brussels and much more.

Don't forget to register for this year's European Week of Regions and Cities. Browse through the programme with over 170 working sessions, networking events and projects visits and choose the sessions you prefer. Join us in Brussels between the 8 th-11 th October and meet the other 2000 participants who have already registered for the event. Online registrations are open until Friday 28 th September. Please remember that onsite registration is NOT possible. Watch the trailer and register online!

Join us on Monday 8 th October in the afternoon for the Opening Session of the EURegionsWeek. The main topics of the week will be addressed in an interactive way by high level speakers such as Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Corina Crețu, Commissioner for regional policy, and Karl Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions. The Opening Session is followed by an Opening Event, which will be the moment to launch the new Agora exhibition and...

The second edition of the #EURegionsWeek Info Flash newsletter is out now. Read here about the registration and the key moments of the event, and much more.

Around 140 European regions and cities have partnered up for the 16th edition of the #EURegionsWeek in October. Take a tour via our map of regional partnerships and discover different places in Europe with the event's photo poster. These branding materials are also available for collection at the entrance of the European Committee of the Regions (JDE building, Rue Belliard 101, Brussels).

In addition to the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels, discussions continue all over Europe between September and December as regional partners of the week will organise local events under the title "Europe in my region/city". A total of 22 local events in at least 13 countries will be held in the format of a citizens' dialogue or political debate. These local debates feed into the 'Reflecting on Europe' initiative, launched by the European Committee of the Regions to listen to...

Stay updated on the latest news on the #EURegionsWeek through our social media channels. Follow the event on Twitter, use the unique hashtag #EURegionsWeek in your posts to be part of the conversation, and join the event on Facebook and our LinkedIn group. Tag us @EU_Regional and @EU_CoR in your photos so we can share! Back to the Futurium his year the #EURegions Week goes even more social with the Futurium platform. With one of your social media accounts you will be able to interact, network...