European Week of Regions
and Cities

Around 130 European regions and cities have created regional partnerships and joined up with the 17th edition of the #EURegionsWeek in October 2019. Take a tour via our map of regional partnerships, and discover different places in Europe through the pictures of regions and cities on the photo poster. Both posters will shortly be available to download on the event website or to collect at the European Committee of the Regions (JDE building, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels).

All events are free of charge. Check the online programme to register. Choose the sessions you want to attend and complete your programme for the #EURegionsWeek.

A variety of topics are proposed, such as: intelligent regions and cities, challenges and strategies for 21st century, innovation ecosystems, civil society, Cohesion Policy, European Territorial Cooperation, coal regions etc.

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has prepared a full tailor-made programme for local and regional young elected politicians (YEPs) for this year's edition. They selected more than 100 candidates from over 700 applications. The dedicated programme includes participation in #EURegionsWeek key sessions, discussions with high-level EU politicians, meetings with political groups represented in the CoR and many other networking opportunities.

The main venues of the #EURegionsWeek, the SQUARE - Brussels Convention Centre and The European Committee of the Regions, are located close to the city centre and at the heart of the European quarter, and there are many hotels nearby. visit.brussels, the communications agency for tourism in the Brussels-Capital Region, can help you with hotel reservations, as well as finding out more about the Brussels' events agenda during the European Week of Regions and Cities. Check out the visit.brussels' website for more information.

The average temperature in Brussels in October is around 10°C and the weather may be wet and rainy so make sure to pack a raincoat and umbrella. The city is quite easy to navigate on public transport – you can find all the travel information, network maps and real time schedules on the public transport website.

Brussels has two airports. The city's main airport Zaventem and a smaller one in the nearby city of Charleroi. Both are connected to the city by public transport. The principal railway stations are Brussels Central/Centraal, Brussels Midi/Zuid and Brussels Nord/Noord.

Cities and regions are the drivers of growth in the EU.

If their future is your concern, join Interact and Interreg Europe for an interactive discussion on 9 October on ‘Bringing cooperation to your region’.

Discover how EU Cohesion Policy offers EUR 500 million of support to help cities and regions cooperate and learn from each other. Hear how cooperation helps regions across Europe reach their full potential and become healthier, more innovative, sustainable and competitive places to live and work.

You can also continue to share experiences during a networking lunch after the session.

And that’s not all! For more #interreg-inspired activities, see also what else is on the agenda during the week:

• Interact events at #EURegionsWeek
• Interreg Europe at #EURegionsWeek 

P.S. For a sneak preview, tune in for a Facebook live from the European Committee of the Regions at 14:00 on 13 September and meet the partners of this session!

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