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This week, we are celebrating the European Week of Regions and Cities. On October 10th at the SQUARE convention centre, a panel of experts including local representatives discussed what the EU Cohesion Policy means for regions, its importance and why it works. The one-hour session touched on important issues such as Brexit, connectivity between regions, Euroscepticism and the evolution of the EU Cohesion Policy. First launched in 2003, the four-day event brings cities and regions together...

From 9 to 12 October, the European Week of Regions and Cities takes place in Brussels. Check out the full programme of activity. During the week, the high-level EU sessions will be available to watch live online. You can find the details of these sessions below. Click on the session of your choice to find a link to the live stream: Monday 09/10 14:00 CET Opening session of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 The Opening Session is designed as an interactive debate between high-level...

The European Week of Regions and Cities gathered 20 000 registered participants and 500 partners online and at the event site across 300 sessions. During the closing ceremony, some of the achievements of European cohesion policy on implementing European solidarity were acknowledged, such as creating better possibilities for social inclusion and searching for solutions to the energy crisis, while also taking concrete actions – funding public building projects and improvements in infrastructure...

Energy transition is a term we hear now more than ever due to the energy crisis. But why is it that vital? How do we achieve it? This process plays a critical factor in creating a sustainable environment of living and assuring that, at some point, we will reach climate resilience. In the current situation, we need to find alternative ways of using energy and reach forward-looking actions that will also benefit our health and our lives. Many cities around the world and governments are trying to...

The Megalizzi-Niedzielski prize for aspiring journalists found its two new winners during the 20 th European Week of Regions and Cities held in Brussels, Belgium. This recognition, which honours the memory of two journalists who passed away after a terrorist attack in Strasbourg in 2018, awards the effort and performance of professionals in the field. Only six have been nominated among the participants of the Youth4Regions programme for aspiring journalists, chosen across Europe and neighbouring...

Fake news, disinformation, hate speech, anti-government protests and a lack of youth participation in politics. Currently, democracy in Europe and around the world is struggling. One question remains: how can we reach young people, inspire them for democracy and protect them from disinformation? More than two thirds of the world’s population is living in a non-democratic country or in a country where democracy is in danger. Since 2017 there have been increasing anti-government protests around...

EURES (EURopean Employment Services) is a European cooperation network that provides jobseekers in Europe with employment opportunities. Would there be equal working conditions for all Europeans in the future? This and more questions were raised at the info session "How young people can enter the labor market with the help of EURES network cooperation" held on October 13, 2022 as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities. "I believe my story proves that when you have a clear goal in your...

"Strong with illegal immigration, kind with war refugees." These words, spoken by Abruzzo Region President Marco Marsilio at the opening of the workshop organized by the European Committee of Conservatives and Reformists, draw a clear and irrefutable distance between different lines of thinking on immigration policy that differ from European directives. Hungary has no intention of changing its stance on immigration. The security of territories also begins with a selection between non-war...

The TV channel Euronews reaches way more countries than the EU member states. During the ongoing war in Ukraine and women's protests on the streets in Iran, it has continuously been reporting on the conflicts in both Russian and Persian. “They took it down in Russia, but people always find ways to watch it,” says Jorge Liboreiro at Euronews during the European Week of Regions and Cities. Even if you are not familiar with it, chances are you have seen it in a hotel lobby. Euronews is a TV channel...

“This is the most educated generation in history”, this way began a speech by the coordinator of the workshop “Attracting and retaining youth in the EU’s regions and cities”, Andrew Paterson, Senior Counsellor at OECD, during the European Week of Cities and Regions 2022. “We already know that young people care about sustainability, enjoy food, culture, and physical activity, care about technology, and want to stay connected wherever they are”, he continued. But how do we attract them and keep...