This 20^th edition of EURegionsWeek will give participants and partners the chance to discuss, maintain community connections, and share best practices and ideas on four primary topics: Green Transition, Territorial Cohesion, Digital Transition, and Youth Empowerment.

With this article we want to provide you with an overview of the online events that we consider the most relevant, including the events that we are co-organising:

EURADA at #EURegionsWeek

Tuesday 11

14:30 - 16:00 CEST

• Making the energy transition a success through citizen engagement

16:30 - 18:00 CEST

• Addressing cross-border & cross-ecosystem investment needs and cooperation opportunities
• Transylvania 4.0: Regional insights into the bigger picture of digital Europe

Thursday 13

9:00 - 10:30 CEST

• What can Responsible Research Innovation offer Smart Specialisation Strategies in their reorientation towards sustainability?

Other EWRC events

Tuesday 11

9:00 – 10:30 CEST

• Engage with citizens about cohesion policy through the Kohesio platform: use cases and feedback about cohesion policy through the Kohesio platform: use cases and feedback

9:30 – 11:00 CEST

• Implementing the network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) in EU regions

11:30 – 13:00 CEST

• Strengthening employment in sectors driving the green transition at the regional level
• The impact of digital transition in rural areas, how to avoid exclusion and inequalities
• Financing the green transition – DG REGIO & EIB Group joint session

14:30 a 16:00 CEST

• Making the most of public investment to address regional inequalities, megatrends and future shocks

16:00 – 17:00 CEST

• Interreg Europe: cooperation for smarter, greener and more inclusive regions

16:30 – 18:00 CEST

• Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI): Sharing experience of a new experimental policy
• Shrinking smartly and sustainably
• The Cohesion Policy role to strengthen the Multilevel Governance: Lessons and challenges from Portugal

Wednesday 12

9:30 – 11:00 CEST

• Functional area approaches 101: How to cooperate across municipal boundaries?
• What territorial cohesion after the pandemic? Rethinking regional and urban policies
• Knowledge valorisation – A new opportunity for territorial cohesion
• #EURegionsWeekUniversity - Effects of the Ukraine War on Regional Development Priorities

11:30 – 13:00 CEST

• The role of regions and cities in the New European Bauhaus

14:30 – 16:00 CEST

• Digital resilience: Technology and tools for local disaster risk reduction
• European labour market in the aftermath of COVID-19. Building resilience through digital skills
• Digital education and skills – the role of local and regional authorities
• #EURegionsWeekUniversity - Towards a Just Transition for Europe's regions

16:30 – 18:00 CEST

• #EURegionsWeekUniversity – Going circular in cities and regions: From policy to practice

Thursday 13

9:30 – 11:00 CEST

• Cooperation builds regions and cities resilient to crises
• Regional Economic Monitoring (REMO) of EU funds: empirical evidence to support policymakers
•  Transition of the S3 to the PRI(S4) through the circular economy
• Investment tackling the twin transition challenges, skills, capacity, and public-private synergies

11:30 – 11:45 CEST

• Research today, Policy tomorrow

11:30 – 13:00 CEST

• B-Solutions: solving cross-border obstacles to enhance the development of border regions
• The Vanguard Initiative: leading by example in the Green Transition
• Empowering national, regional and local administrations to implement the Recovery and Resilience Plans
• The role of regions supporting the digital transformation of SMEs across Europe

12:30 – 13:30 CEST

• Implementing circular systemic solutions in cities and regions

Please, note that this list only includes online events, as registrations for on-site participation are now mostly closed. However, places are limited, so we recommend signing up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

From the EURADA secretariat, we hope this summary will make it easier for you to identify the important events to make the most of this week dedicated to Europe’s regions and cities.  We are looking forward to discussing this with you during our events. You can find more details about the EURegionsWeek program by clicking here.