The European Week of Regions and Cities is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. It has grown to become a neutral platform to discuss common challenges for Europe's regions and cities by bringing together a diverse community of speakers and participants.

The event aims to:

• discuss common challenges for Europe's regions and cities and examine possible solutions by bringing together politicians, decision-makers, experts and practitioners of cohesion policy, as well as stakeholders from business, banking, civil society organisations, academia, the EU institutions and the media;
• provide a platform for capacity-building, learning and exchange of experience and good practice for those implementing EU cohesion policy and managing its financial instruments;
• facilitate cooperation and networking between regions and cities;
• feed into the debate on EU cohesion policy in a wider context, including recent research and views from third countries and international organisations.

Roberto di Bernardo, from our R&I team, on October 11 will moderate the workshop “From interoperable urban platforms to local digital twins: inclusive tools for resilient cities” about how data governance and technology can accelerate collaboration and digital transformation and help create digital urban ecosystems, having a sustainable impact on cities.