REGIONS AND CITIES, PILLARS OF THE EU’S FUTURE

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The Meeting Place

Monday 7 October from 14:00, Opening Ceremony at the European Parliament

Monday 7 October from 17:30 to 19:00, Citizens’ Dialogue at the Square : followed by the Opening Reception of the Agora Village.

Tuesday 8 October Political reception at the European Committee of the Regions.

Tuesday 8 or 9 Wednesday October at 20:00, Regiostars ceremony and reception at The Square.

(Regiostars competition will run from 19 February to 9 May).

Thursday 10 October, Closing Ceremony, at the Square

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

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• The Future of the EU and the roles of Regions and Cities

• A Europe Closer to Citizens

• A greener Europe

• A more socially integrated Europe

• A smarter Europe

• A more connected Europe

MAIN TOPICS

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WHO CAN APPLY ?

• Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs);• European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs);• EU institutions (institutional partners): including European Commission DGs and Legislative work and political

groups of the European Committee of the Regions• National and regional authorities in charge of managing programmes co-financed by the European Structural

and Investment Funds (ERDF, Cohesion Fund, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF);• European associations of local and regional authorities, or presenting a local and regional angle;• Pan-European networking programmes financed by the ERDF;• Companies involved in public-private partnerships; • European associations representing the business sector;• Financial institutions and European associations in the banking sector.

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Event Partners apply to organise sessions, to exchange experience and good practice as well as to facilitate cooperation and networking between different regions and cities.

There are 2 types of Event Partner (from EU or EEA countries):

PARTNERS

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

2 guides and 1 application form: https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/partners/become-event-partner_en

EVENT PARTNER

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A group of min. 4 and max. 10 European regions and/or cities from at least 4 Member States organising together a session during the EURegions Week in Brussels

The sessions aim at exchanging political strategies, experiences and good practice as well as facilitating cooperation and networking between different regions and cities

For more detailed information see Guide for Regional Partnerships

WHAT IS A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ?

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• The session of a Regional partnership can be organised at the Meeting Place (European Committee of the Regions premises). /!\ the session should include a political component.

• 1 specific guide for Regional Partnerships (same application form for partners and Regional Partnerships)

• Members of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement are fully eligible as partners (incl. possibility of being a lead partner)

• Regions and cities from a same country per Regional Partnerships should not represent more than one third of the partners of the partnership

• The organisation of a local event is not anymore a condition to apply as Regional Partnership

WHAT ARE THE NOVELTIES FOR THE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ?

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• EURegions talks (30 minutes)

• Q&A on presented theme (60 minutes)

• Participatory Labs (90 minutes) – morning & (150 minutes) – afternoon

• Workshops (90 minutes) – morning & (150 minutes) – afternoon

• Exhibitions stand & exhibitor’s pitch

• Tasting of Region and Cities with local or regional specialities

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES

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• 09:15 – 10:45

• 11:30 – 13:00

• 14:30 – 17:00*

* Timeslot will be allocated in priority to Participatory Labs and/or sessions followed or preceded by networking

TIMESLOTS FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES

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The exhibition and tasting of Regions and Cities at the Square.

Most sessions of Partners at the Square or at the CoR Meeting Place.

Regional Partnership sessions in the Regional Offices premises or at the CoR Meeting Place.

WHERE WILL YOUR SESSION TAKE PLACE ?

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• 30 January Application can be submitted via the on-line application form available on the event website

• 29 March Deadline for partner’s applications

• 30 April Results announcement (via website and individual notices)

• 21 May Next information session for selected Event Partners

KEY DATES

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• Media programme

• Young Media programme - #Youth4Regions – Application will start on 8 April.

• University & Master Class

• Side Events – Call on 7 June

OTHER PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME

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The event should be:

• Gender balance : « male only panels are not accepted »

• Paperless

• Sustainable

DON’T FORGET

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• The website www.regions-and-cities.europa.eu

• The hashtag #EURegionsWeek

• DG REGIO EURegionsWeek@ec.europa.eu

• CoR EURegionsWeek@cor.europa.eu

• Conference Secretariat contact@euregionsweek.eu

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

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2019 MAIN EVENTS

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DG REGIO main events CoR main events

In March & April: Launch events: cohesion post 202015-17/05 - EUSAIR forum22-23/05 - Interreg Annual Event12-13/06 - EUSBSR Forum20-21/06 - Evidence based EU Cohesion Policy27-28/06 - EUSDR Forum01-02/11 - EUSALP Forum05-06/11 - Smarts Regions28-29/11 - (tbc) Cities Forum

4-5/02Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation 201914-15/038th Summit of Regions and Cities

4/05 EU Open Day

7-8/11 EuroPCom 2019

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION –QUESTIONS?

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