European Week of Regions
and Cities

The 17th edition of European Week of Regions and Cities starts today 7 October at 14:30 at the European Parliament hemicycle. #EURegionsWeek will once again provide a unique opportunity to better understand how regions and cities are using EU funds to improve citizens' daily life and how cohesion policy can help to make Europe greener, smarter, and more inclusive.

The audience will have the opportunity to participate in a high-level debate on the future of European Union with Klara Dobrev (Vice-President of the European Parliament), Karl-Heinz Lambertz (President of the European Committee of the Regions), Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and young elected politicians. The Opening Session will officially kick-off a programme of nearly 400 workshops and debates, exhibitions and networking opportunities about the different aspects of cohesion policy. Over 9000 people are registered for this four-day event on EU regional policy.

Non-registered participants can follow via web streaming.

When you arrive at the event, please first come to pick up your conference badge in person, equipped with your ID card and email with your personalised barcode. The badge delivery is organised at the European Committee of the Regions premises from Friday 4th October and at Square Convention Centre from Monday 7 October. Check the location and opening times online.

The conference badge will give you access to all the sessions for which you have registered, regardless of their venue.

We strongly recommend that you arrive at the event venue at least 30 minutes before the start time of your session.

If you have been accepted for the Opening Session at the European Parliament hemicycle on Monday 7 October, please arrive one hour in advance.

The Opening session at the European Parliament hemicycle and all sessions at the European Committee of the Regions premises will be web streamed. Check the programme on the event website, you can find the web streaming links in detailed sessions description (see example).

And to get a flavour of what happened on each day, check out the daily highlights published on the event website, join the online conversation with the hashtag #EURegionsWeek, and follow the EU Regions week YouTube channel.

Discover the daily photo reportage of the event on the #EURegionsWeek Flickr gallery.

Don't forget to tag us in your photos so we can share! @EU_CoR, @EuinmyRegion, #EURegionsWeek