Hungary celebrates 20 years of EU membership in 2024. To mark the event, concerts, running race and various family programmes were available to the public in Budapest and in 12 locations across the country. Achievements of Cohesion Policy were also displayed. But let us start at the beginning...

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Next week, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira will be travelling to Germany to discuss the impact of Cohesion Policy funds on the ground and the future of the Policy. The Commissioner will also visit several EU-funded projects.

The 9th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region concluded with significant developments, including the adoption of the Šibenik Declaration. The event, organized under the Croatian Presidency of the Strategy, saw active participation from 650 attendees demonstrating the collaborative spirit and forward-thinking agenda of the participating countries underscoring the necessary role of EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region in Western Balkans Enlargement process, youth engagement, regional cooperation and dialogue and offsetting the observed, worrying demographic shift in the region.

On June 4, 2024, DG REGIO and the C4T Secretariat will host the 2nd Edition of the C4T Conference, focusing on "Sustainability Transitions in Cohesion Policy: From Policy to Practice." The event will gather managing authorities, regions, local authorities, and other stakeholders involved in sustainability transitions investments under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) for the 2021-2027 period.

Registrations are open until the 18 of June for the flagship event of fi-compass on Financial Instruments. It will take place in Brussels on 25, 26 and 27 June 2024, featuring apart from panels and sessions dedicated to FIs under shared management, a fireside chat with Commissioner Elisa Ferreira and the President of the EIB Nadia Calviño on the future of Cohesion Policy and the role of financial instruments.

The European Commission is strongly committed to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The EU Cohesion Policy is the tangible expression of EU solidarity. Its Interreg programmes are the concrete manifestation of achieving shared objectives through cooperation of regions and cities across the EU and beyond its borders. Together, we can go far! (read Commissioner Ferreira's entire thread on X)

Over the past months, I've shared some of the countless achievements and success stories of Cohesion Policy. Each EU country has a remarkable story to tell. Each region benefits from tangible financial support for sustainable development that is changing people’s lives for the better. (Read Commissioner Ferreira's entire thread on X)