The European Week of Regions and Cities
Brussels hosted the 21st edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, from 9 to 12 October 2023
România Internațional, 17.10.2023, 14:49
The European Week of Regions and Cities is the biggest annual event dedicated to regional policy. During this event, regions and cities showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.
Over 10 000 participants, including more than 1 000 speakers from all over Europe and beyond, took part in an extensive programme of conferences, exhibitions and networking events on regional and local development.
Regions and cities are involved in the making of most EU policies. Subnational public authorities in the EU are responsible for one-third of public expenditure (2 100 billion Euro each year) and two-thirds of public investment (about 200 billion Euro).
The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, has taken questions from the journalists attending the event, among whom RRIs Eugen Cojocariu and Radio Romania Iasi’s Lucian Bălănuţă.
On the same occasion, Eugen Cojocariu has also had a talk in Brussels with Sven Schulze, Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt.
