The European Week of Regions and Cities, co-organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and the European Committee of the Regions, is Brussels’ flagship event on cohesion policy. This year’s edition, under the motto ‘Strong regions, strong Europe’, will exchange experiences and ideas on the role of cohesion policy in addressing regional and urban challenges.
Discover the rural events at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2026:
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Stronger together: place-based innovation as a tool for territorial cohesion
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Strong regions, better lives: place-based investments that keep communities alive
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Strong National and Regional Partnership Plans: bringing together objectives, territory and people
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From cohesion to competitiveness: how regions strengthen Europe in emerging global domains
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Small places matter and the right to stay – new perspectives
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The right to stay: keeping our mountains alive, dynamic, accessible and inhabited
Additional info
Venue
Brussels, Belgium
Organiser
European Commission
European Committee of the Regions
EU Institution