REGIONS AND CITIES, PILLARS OF THE EU’S FUTURE Ian (welcome as host) Dana > No other introduction REGIONS AND CITIES, PILLARS OF THE EU’S FUTURE

The Meeting Place Agnès (Square) Andrea (CoR Meeting Place & regional offices) The Meeting Place

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE 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 Agnès

MAIN TOPICS 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 Agnès

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. Andrea

EVENT PARTNER PARTNERS REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 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 Andrea Isabelle (Presentation of the webpage)

WHAT IS A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ? 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 Andrea

WHAT ARE THE NOVELTIES FOR THE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ? 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 Andrea

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES 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 Agnès

TIMESLOTS FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES 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 Andrea

WHERE WILL YOUR SESSION TAKE PLACE ? 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. Agnès

KEY DATES 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 Andrea

OTHER PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME Media programme Young Media programme - #Youth4Regions – Application will start on 8 April. University & Master Class Side Events – Call on 7 June Pierluigi (from the audience): Media Programme Florin (from the audience): Y4R Agnès: MC & University Andrea: side events

DON’T FORGET The event should be: Gender balance : « male only panels are not accepted » Paperless Sustainable Agnès

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS 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 Andrea

2019 MAIN EVENTS DG REGIO main events CoR main events 4-5/02 In March & April: Launch events: cohesion post 2020 15-17/05 - EUSAIR forum 22-23/05 - Interreg Annual Event 12-13/06 - EUSBSR Forum 20-21/06 - Evidence based EU Cohesion Policy 27-28/06 - EUSDR Forum 01-02/11 - EUSALP Forum 05-06/11 - Smarts Regions 28-29/11 - (tbc) Cities Forum 4-5/02 Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation 2019 14-15/03 8th Summit of Regions and Cities 4/05 EU Open Day 7-8/11 EuroPCom 2019 Agnès & Andrea

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION – QUESTIONS? Ian: family picture Questions & answers Closing words THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION – QUESTIONS?