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

Info and contact

http://lra4dev.cor.europa.eu/

LRA4DEV@cor.europa.eu