European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) selects Knowledge and Innovation Communities in Manifacturing and Urban Mobility

New Call for the Social Economy

European Social Economy Regions, or ESER, is a European Commission DG GROW initiative that aims to raise social economy awareness and capacity, at regional and local level, and to build regional/local networks of social economy stakeholders.

EUROCITIES annual report 2018

EUROCITIES political event at the European Parliament 'From principle to action: How to implement the EU Pillar of Social Rights at local level'

EUROCITIES will launch a new political initiative to show the cities’ concrete contributions to a more cohesive and inclusive Europe starting from local level. EUROCITIES deputy mayors will present their pledges to act on the principles of the EU Pillar for Social Rights through dedicated investments for city measures. This will take place at an event of EUROCITIES at the European Parliament on 21 February 2019 in the presence of Members of European Parliament and high-level Commission...

2nd International RREUSE conference: Making the circular economy attractive, convenient and inclusive

From November 22 to November 23 RREUSE, the European network of social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling, is holding its second annual conference in the city of Nijmegen, Europe’s Green Capital for 2018. The conference will focus on how to encourage citizens, companies and governments to think second-hand and on how to mainstream the circular economy and raise awareness about the value of re-use in doing good for the environment and creating local jobs. High profile...

Subnational finance and investment ten years after the crisis, Event higlights

What Long-term Investments for the future of Europe?

High-Level Conference: EU Research and Innovation in our daily life

The European Parliament and the European Commission are organizing a joint conference taking place on November 27 and titled: 'EU Research and Innovation in our daily life'. The event will take place in Brussels and will be focusing on how the 200 billion euros invested over the past 30 years have affected citizens' daily life.The conference will bring together researchers and politicians to reflect on past and present achievements and will focus on the following areas: health and...

Affordable Housing crisis: intergenerational inequalities and exclusion of young people from qualitative job

On 9 November, the World Bank has launched ‘The Living and Leaving: Housing, Mobility and Welfare in the European Union' report which analyses how the affordability of housing impacts labour productivity, growth and opportunities for citizens in the EU’s 28-member states.

Highlights from the KSF autumn meeting in Zaragoza