Director-General Marc Lemaître from the European Commission's Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy and Secretary-General Jiří Buriánek from the European Committee of the Regions officially kicked-off the preparation of 15th European Week of Regions and Cities. Under the headline 'Regions and Cities working for a better future', candidate partners have now until 31 March to submit their application, alongside three themes. Read more to discover the themes.
Building resilient regions and cities , to discuss the economic and social effects of globalisation and the policy response at EU, national, regional and local level.
Regions and cities as change agents , to discuss the results achieved by cohesion policy so far and how the review of regional and urban policy post-2020 should be used as an opportunity for policy change.
Sharing knowledge to deliver results , to exchange experiences and good practices relating to programme management during the period 2014-2020, including simplification.
Find out how to become a 2017 event's partner on the European Week of Regions and Cities website .
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