Organised by the European Committee of the Regions, the European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event aimed to showcase cities and regions capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

This year, the European Week of Regions and Cities will spread over three consecutive weeks in October, each dedicated to one timely topic:

• 5-9 October: Empowering Citizens,
• 12-16 October: Cohesion and cooperation,
• 19-22 October: Green Europe, in cooperation with the Green Week.

Regions4 is co-organising three sessions:

• 15th October, 11:30-13:00 CET: “Achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through Cohesion Policy” jointly with AER.
• 20th October, 14:30-16:00 CET: “Biodiversity 2030: your say, our future“, with CoR and ICLEI.
• 21st October, 11:30-13:00 CET: “The role of SDGs in the crisis recovery” together with the CoR, CEMR, EUROCITIES and Platforma.

Registration deadlines:

• Registration to week 1 sessions Empowering Citizens remain open until 1 October.
• Registration to week 2 sessions Cohesion and Cooperation remain open until 7 October.
• Registration to week 3 sessions Green Europe remain open until 14 October.