European Week of Regions and Cities 2023

Workshop - Reaching out to new regions - Solidarity and cohesion through interregional cooperation

10WS23519 - 9:30-10:30 CEST

Interregional cooperation brings regions together to develop solutions to enhance government investment, innovation, and capacity building. The Interreg Europe programme is expanding to welcome new partners from EU candidate countries. This session is your chance to learn more about the new cooperation opportunities and connect with potential new partners. Join us for an interactive discussion about the future of interregional cooperation and the impact it can have on the prosperity of regions.

Policy Lab - How can regions and cities drive a just energy transition with and for their citizens?

10PL23521 - 9:30-11:00 CEST

Climate urgency and current geopolitical circumstances challenge the way EU produces and consumes energy. So, how do regions and cities cope with energy transition so far? At this session, ESPON, Interact, Interreg Europe, and URBACT join forces to show how a just energy transition in regions and cities is possible. Speakers will present and discuss with participants examples on local energy governance structures, green energy supply, retrofitting works, new training and assessment services. You'll learn about different experiences, approaches and solutions, with POWERTY project as one of the contributors. 

EU Regions Talk - Peer-powered policy solutions: how peer reviews can increase your skills and inspire better policies

10TK23355 - 14:30-14:45 CEST

Are you looking for a solution to your policy challenge? Interreg Europe’s peer review service can help! Cooperate with carefully selected peers, local stakeholders, and our expert team to get in-depth analysis, exchange experiences, and identify potential solutions. Benefit from specific recommendations and knowledge to make better-informed decisions. Let us help you overcome your policy challenge with our proven approach. Join our talk to find out how you can benefit from a peer review.

Policy Lab - RegioStars 2023: Final round categories 2 & 5: A green Europe & A Europe closer to the citizens

11PL23467 - 11:30 - 13:00 CET

How do cohesion policy projects contribute to a green and resilient Europe? What kind of place-specific strategies are being developed to tackle varied local challenges? Come and find out as the finalists of the REGIOSTARS 2023 competition pitch their projects in front of the jury and the audience. REGIOSTARS is the yearly competition organised by DG REGIO for EU-funded projects. These finalists' pitches are intended to select the most impactful projects. Who will be the winners? Among the finalists, you'll meet our Green Screen project. Come and hear what they have achieved and support them in the public vote!

Policy Lab - Interoperability: an enabler for breaking cross-border barriers

11PL23191 - 16:30 - 18:00 CET

Interoperability is a key enabler for seamless exchange of data and building user-centric public services. This session introduces the new Interoperable Europe policy to help all administrations create better public services for citizens and businesses that also work across borders. It invites participants to discuss the key features of the Interoperable Europe Act and their impact on local and regional policymakers. The session is organised by the European Commission and will feature our Platform expert Marc Pattinson as one of the speakers.

Exhibition - Interreg Europe stand

Come and see how interregional cooperation can make a difference! Discover solutions for better policies and good practices from regions across Europe. Explore project results and get information about new interregional cooperation opportunities. Network, meet our team, hear more about project funding, policy learning activities, and our expert services. Get inspired by real examples of successful cooperation that have created positive change, and learn how to apply them in your own region. 

The exhibition is open to all #EURegionsWeek participants. 

Online event - Updating Smart Specialisation: navigating from growth to the twin transition

Side23100 - 16:00-17:30 CEST

This event will examine the changing role of S3 within Cohesion Policy and beyond, in the context of the Twin Transition. The objective will be to examine the nature of future place-based transformative innovation policies with explicit sustainability aims, based on new generations of smart specialisation strategies. This new generation is not just about identifying growth priorities but actively shaping transformation of the growth model within a twin transition (green and digital) framework.