1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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:
Andrea
Isabelle (Presentation of the webpage)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
The website
The hashtag #EURegionsWeek
DG REGIO
CoR
Conference Secretariat
Andrea

16. 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

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