The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual conference dedicated to cohesion policy held in Brussels. This year, EU-funded projects managed by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) will join the event’s four-day agenda, bringing together researchers and specialists from various areas of expertise.
After a successful edition in 2022 – where the event reached a record number of almost 20 000 participants, 272 sessions and 528 partners – this year’s edition will continue to discuss common challenges for Europe’s regions and cities. By bringing together different socio-political actors, the event will examine possible solutions on the debate on EU cohesion policy in a wider context. This includes discussions on achieving the ambitious goals of the EU Missions by 2030 – goals REA is helping achieve through its supportto over 2 400 EU-funded projects.
The European Week of Regions and Cities will also include other partner events and side events taking place in different European regions. Discover the programme, pick the event you wish to follow, and register online.
Side events of interest to Mission stakeholders:
Securing and restoring our waters at a regional and local level
11 October 2023 16:30 – 17:30
In this workshop, the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters will be discussed. This Mission aims to protect and restore the health of oceans and waters by combining innovative forms of governance and cooperation between regions and reaching out to a wider range of stakeholders. Representatives of regions and cities will present their plans for meeting the Mission’s objectives, along with R&I outcomes for improving the monitoring and detecting of water pollution at local level.