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European Week of Regions and Cities 2023

European Week of Regions and Cities 2023

Thriving regions, stronger Europe

The 21st edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) took place on 9-12 October 2023.

This year, the agenda featured 220+ sessions. All activities were organised in person in Brussels. The full agenda, session reports and more information is available on the event website.    

The 2023 edition focused on six topics:

  • Regions in post-industrial transition
  • Retaining talent for regional growth
  • Small and mid-size urban centres driving growth
  • Breaking barriers to cross-border cooperation 
  • Local energy shift for security and sustainability 
  • Promoting social innovation
Our highlights from 2023

2023 marked the year when the European Week of Regions and Cities went back to a fully in-person edition after the pandemic. With more than 7000 participants, 500 speakers and 220 sessions, it was quite an event! 

We've compiled our highlights from the week into a summary. Take a look!

For a full overview, keep scrolling for a list of workshops and sessions we had on our agenda in 2023. We'll be back next year - what about you?

Our activities at #EURegionsWeek

As long-standing partners of the European Week of Regions and Cities, we organised and participated in various activities during the event. Take a look at list below to find out more about our sessions and see what our joint secretariat, the experts of our Platform, and representatives from our projects were up to during the week.

Side events linked to #EURegionsWeek

In addition to the official agenda, a lot of activities and events happened in September and November as side events of the European Week of the Regions and Cities. Check out the full side events programme for a full overview, but take also note of sessions with Interreg Europe's representatives as contributors.

To Interreg Europe projects

If you contributed to the European Week of Regions and Cities this year and would like to see your activities promoted on this page, please contact your communication officer at the joint secretariat. 

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21st edition of EURegionsWeek logo with pictures of people displayed over a map of Europe

#EURegionsWeek website

Visit the event website for more information.