This week (10th/14th October) is the European Week of Regions and Cities, an annual communication and networking event held in Brussels and dedicated to bringing together politicians, administrators, experts and academics from all over Europe. 

The European Union’s official website indicates that the purpose of the event is:

• To discuss common challenges for Europe’s regions and cities and examine possible solutions by bringing together politicians, decision-makers, experts and practitioners of cohesion policy, as well as stakeholders from business, banking, civil society organisations, academia, the EU institutions and the media;
• To provide a platform for capacity-building, learning and exchange of experience and good practice for those implementing EU cohesion policy and managing its financial instruments;
• To facilitate cooperation and networking between regions and cities;
• To feed into the debate on EU cohesion policy in a wider context, including recent research and views from third countries and international organisations.

The themes that will be at the centre of the discussion at this year’s edition are:

• Green transition
• Territorial Cohesion
• Digital transition
• Youth empowerment

Consult the full online programme here and sign up to join the conference online from anywhere in the world.