Open Days – 9th European Week of Regions and Cities
This year’s Open Days with the main theme “Investing in Europe’s future: Regions and cities delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” are taking place in Brussels from 10th to 13th of October. The international politicians and experts are going to debate on the future of the European Union and its cohesion policy.
The event is providing about 100 sessions, including different workshops, debates, exhibitions and networking opportunities for about 6000 participants expected to come toBrussels. Among them, there is a number of workshops and debates about urban related issues taking place such as for example: “Urban Europe: Towards an urban dimension of future cohesion policy” or “The urban dimension of EU Cohesion Policy” with the participation of Jan Olbrycht, President of the URBAN Intergroup.
The event is organized by the Committee of the Regions and the European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional Policy in partnership with the European Parliament, EU Presidency and 206 regional and cities from 35 countries.