CINEA at the European Week of Regions and Cities

The EURegionsWeek will celebrate its 23^rd edition from 13 to 15 October 2025 in Brussels, under the motto “Shaping Tomorrow, Together”. 

Once again, the event aims to bring together regions and cities from all over Europe and beyond, in a unique networking environment. Political representatives, regional and local authorities, policy experts, academia, civil society, private sector and many more will meet in Brussels to share knowledge and good practice, discuss policies and shape future trends.

Thousands of onsite and online participants take part in an extensive programme including a high-level opening session, workshops, interactive sessions, a prize honouring young aspiring journalists, the #Cohesion Alliance event, the REGIOSTARS awards ceremony celebrating outstanding regional projects across the EU, exhibition areas with stands and tastings and much more!

Participation in the event is free of charge and registrations are open! 

CINEA's participation

We will be present with our corporate stand at the exhibition. All of our programmes which are related to regional and cohesion policy will be featured, so don't hesitate to pass by if you wish to know more about these or about our Agency.

Additionally, projects managed by CINEA will also be present:

• Side event on the Connecting Europe Facility Transport: activities on the Canary Islands (in Spanish)

  When? On Tuesday 14 October from 12:00 to 13:00 

  Where? Delegación del Gobierno de Canarias en la Unión Europea: Avenue Livingstone 21, 1000 Brussels

  Register here: Misión empresarial en Bruselas - Enterprise Europe Network Canarias

• LAND4CLIMATE and its sister projects CARMIMED, NBRACER in the NBS4EU cluster, all supported by Horizon Europe Cluster 5 - Climate, are organising a workshop session: 

  When? On Tuesday 14 October from 17:00 to 18:00
  Where? Room: 314-316

  Register here: Peer-to-peer learning on replicating and upscaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

• DUT, supported by Horizon Europe Cluster 5 - Climate, is organising a workshop session: 

  When? On Wednesday 15 October from 09:30 to 11:00
  Where? Room: 211-212

  Register here: How to make urban resilience work: city case studies and the role of research and innovation from the DUT Partnership and URBACT | European Week of Regions and Cities

• RESIST, supported by Horizon Europe Cluster 5 - Climate, is organising a workshop session:

  When? On Wednesday 15 October from 15:30 to 16:30
  Where? Room: 311-312

  Register here: RESIST: collaboration and scaling innovative climate adaptation solutions for resilient territories | European Week of Regions and Cities 

• EU4Ocean, supported by EMFAF, will have a stand in the exhibition area. 

            LIFE Programme:

- ENTRACK stand – ongoing throughout the event
- Joint stand with IN-PLAN, RECET, Regio1st & PLAN4CET
- Workshop: Small Towns, Big Energy: Citizens Shaping a Sustainable Future (PLENTY-Life and ENTRACK)– 14 Oct, 9:30–10:30 CET
- EU RegioTalk: Making Energy Efficiency First a Reality for Regions and Cities (Regio1st) – 14 Oct, 10:30–11:00 CET
- The session Empowering Communities Through Inclusive Renovation and Regional Sustainability (RENOVERTY) – 15 Oct, 11:30–13:00 CET
- EU RegioTalk: One Plan, Many Gains: Powering the Cities of Tomorrow (IN-PLAN) – 15 Oct, 15:30–16:00 CET
- Plenty LIFE: Integrated Clean Energy Transition Strategies – A replacement for or advancement beyond SECAP? The innovative approach of the PLENTY-Life project - 14 Oct, 11:30-12:30 CET
- Plenty LIFE: Shaping tomorrow: Supporting the clean energy transition through spatial planning - 15 Oct, 11:30–12:30 CET
More details about these LIFE projects' participation in the event can be found on the Plenty LIFE and IEECP (Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy) pages
- LIFE Lynxconnect: the right of the Iberian lynx to co-exist with local communities. How conserving endangered species can contribute to a better future in rural areas - 15 Oct, 11:30-12:00 CET
 

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