REGIOFLASH: latest news on Regional and Urban Policy

The EU’s budget of EUR 392 billion for Cohesion policy over the next seven years represents an investment in national and regional programmes, including those to drive growth, jobs, social integration and better cooperation.

The Commission has approved €654 million to Spain and Hungary under REACT-EU following the modification of two European Social Fund (ESF) Operational Programmes (OP).

The Commission has approved more than €60 million to three Polish regions under the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU) following the modification of the respective operational programmes (OP) for the European Regional Development Fund from the 2014-2020 financing period.

The Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU) is an innovative urban policy initiative which represents a new multi-level governance model that encourages cooperation among Member States, cities, the European Commission, and other stakeholders.

After a period of unprecedented challenges brought up by the pandemic, we are happy to announce that CITIES FORUM will be organised in physical and hybrid format in 2023. We are currently looking for the city where the FORUM will take place.