The third edition of the EU Regional Competitiveness Index will be launched by Marc Lemaitre, Director-General of the Regional and Urban Policy DG on 27 February as 14:30 in the Committee of the Regions. This presentation will be followed by two panel discussions on its relevance for policy-making with international experts from the global (World Economic Forum), the European and the regional level. A draft agenda is attached. Registration is possible at: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/regional_competitiveness The event can also be followed live on the web at: https://livestream.com/corlive1/events/7008794 Please feel free to share this with interested colleagues