communication support by the eu committee of the regions
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Communication support by the EU Committee of the Regions
EU Committee of the Regions
• Assembly of Europe’s regions and cities• Communication mission: – Inform– Connect– Facilitate– Inspire
CoR and development cooperation
• Political priority– Global role for all levels of governance– Trend of decentralisation inside and outside EU
• EU consultative work– E.g. upcoming opinions on «LRAs, Fair Trade and development»
& «Post-2015 Development Agenda»
CoR communication support EYD2015
• Key event: Assises of Decentralised Cooperation
• Additional support:– Events– Online portal, newsletters and
other media– Storytelling
Assises of Decentralised Cooperation
• 1-2 June 2015, Brussels• 800-1000 participants• Politicians and experts from
local and regional authorities• Approx. 100 representatives from developing partners
Assises of Decentralised Cooperation
• Plenary sessions and 11 workshops / roundtables
• Thematic strands: – Post-2015– Cooperation networks– Urban agenda– EC strategy for LRA– Energy / COP21
Other events
• CoR participation in official EYD2015 events• 10th anniversary Observatorio (EU Latin
America decentralised cooperation) (CoR, March)
• Local Economic Development Forum (Turin, October)
• OPEN DAYS (CoR/DG REGIO, October)• …
Online support
• Dedicated web portal for Decentralised Cooperation (lra4dev.cor.europa.eu)
Online support
• Country-specific websites and e-newsletters «Europe in my region» (cor.europa.eu/en/regions)
Storytelling
• Inspiring case studies from regions and cities• Editorial articles and (video) interviews• Shared on CoR and EYD2015 web portals
Cooperation with other stakeholders
• Provide input for CoR communication tools• Liaise with CoR members and national
delegations, involve them in (local) events• Make use of regions’ and cities’ (social) media
networks
