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What now for the EU’s urban policy agenda?
Camelia Coporan tells us about Romania's EU presidency, the benefits of transnational city networks and territorial cooperation.
07 - 10 October 2019
European Week for Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth...
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BLUACT: Why the Blue Economy is an increasing sea of opportunity
Jim Sims delves into the Blue Economy, a concept whose purpose is to promote both philosophies and practical steps for economic growth linked to the...
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Tech Revolution – the art of the possible
Small and medium sized cities are not necessarily the first place people would think about when seeking inspiration on growing a digital economy. And...
25 October 2018
Conference on the vitality of smaller cities in Europe
Join us for a one-day conference highlighting the importance of sustaining smaller cities despite the attractiveness of large cities.
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Food, Foo Fighters and a Forward Thinking Attitude, a success story from Cesena
Cesena is a small Italian town not far from Bologna. Foo Fighters is one of the greatest rock bands on earth, filling stadiums in big cities. Still,...
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Making a difference with tradition
An Award to Historical shops to preserve Lisbon’s uniqueness. ' Shops with a history ' is a municipal programme awarding and supporting shops whose...
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Want to become an expert in EU funds from your desk? Register for the Committee of the Regions MOOC!
The new free massive open online course (MOOC) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will go online on 15 January 2018. The CoR is launching...
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Building an effective entrepreneurship eco-system
How can cities create effective programmes for promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship? How should cities respond to some of the structural changes...
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Conclusions and presentations of URBACT workshops during the European Week for Regions and Cities
This year the Committee of the Regions and the DG Regional and Urban Policy organised the 15th European Week for Regions and Cities in Brussels from...