​During this year's European Week of Regions and Cities, the Knowledge Exchange Platform gathered policymakers and experts from local, regional and European level in Brussels to discuss how cities and regions can catalyse social innovation – that is, new products, services or models that respond to social needs.

Le Comité européen des régions (CdR), l’assemblée de l’UE des élus locaux et régionaux, tiendra sa dernière session plénière de l’année les 30 novembre et 1 er décembre prochains. Parmi les principaux intervenants aux débats figureront Pierre Moscovici,

José Ignacio Ceniceros González, President of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja in Spain, has been elected as the new chair of the SEDEC commission of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR). SEDEC, which stands for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture, is one of the six thematic commissions in the CoR. Its members are currently meeting in Timişoara, Romania, with a special eye on cultural policy and the upcoming European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.