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PURPLE & Friends at EWRC 2017

Jun 19, 2017

For the third year running PURPLE will be showcased at one of the official workshops of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC). This year, two PURPLE regions (Surrey and Flanders) together with 3 non-PURPLE regions (Regione Toscana in Italy; Vallée de la Bruche joint municipalities in the Grand Est of France; and Krapina-Zagorje County in Western Croatia) will be organising a workshop about how transnational networks can act as regional change agents.

This event, entitled ‘Regions and change – the transformative power of transnational networks’ aims to increase appreciation of the relevance, value and contribution made by transnational cooperation networks and how these can and should be supported for the benefit of the broader European project.

Along with PURPLE three other such networks – showcased by some of their member regions involved in the workshop - will come together to share lessons, thoughts and aspirations for the future:

  • FEDARENE - European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment);

  • ERIAFF - European Regions for Innovation in Agriculture, Food and Forestry; and

  • FECOF - European Federation of Forest Municipalities

By the event’s completion, it is hoped that participants/attendees will have had the chance to learn more about transnational regional cooperation, its value and relevance to policy development, and will hopefully go away encouraged and inspired as to how they themselves might be involved in current and forthcoming debates on EU regional policy and programmes.