Capital Cities and Regions Network
Budget
€10 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Capital Cities & Regions Network (CCRN) is the informal network of the capital cities and regions of the European Union's (EU) and the European Economic Area’s (EEA) Member States (MS). In 2002, the CCRN members came together to defend their common interests at EU level and voice the need for a distinct urban dimension in EU cohesion policy. Since then the CCRN has elaborated various positions concerning Cohesion Policy. Capital cities and regions, because of their complexity, the role they play as motors of growth and the sub-regional disparities they face, are unquestionably laboratories for territorial cohesion. Capital Cities and Regions are at the forefront of cultural, economic, and political activity in the EU Member States. At the same time, they face social and economic disparities where extreme poverty, social exclusion and wealth coexist. Therefore, the CCRN considers that the EU and the MS must pay greater attention to its urban territories and their multifol (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Cohesion policy, Regional and urban development, Integrated territorial investments, Metropolitan areas, Internal market
Communication Activities
CCRN has been present at the European Week of Regions and Cities for several years. The network organized "The Capital Cities and Regions in the Green Transition" workshop in 2020, the event was co-organized by the European Commission - DG Regio and the Committee of the Regions. Workshop "Capital Cities and Regions in the Digital Transition" was organised in 2021, youth policy was presented in 2022. "Rethinking post-industrial transition in cities and regions" was the workshop organised by CCRN in 2023. Through its members CCRN has been involved in public consultations on DSA - Digital Services Act as proposed by the EC on 15. 12. 2020 and other topics too. In 2021 we remained active in the sphere of DSA, where we have contacted relevant MEPs. In 2024 we engaged in meetings with MEPs and DG Regio too, mainly on post 2027 cohesion policy and involvement/participation of capital cities and regions in national RRPs. Several position papers were prepared by the network, the latest are: - position on the future of cohesion policy - reaction to the 9th Cohesion Report - reaction on the new MFF proposal
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CCRN as an informal network is not member of any associations but the capital cities and regions themselves are members of Eurocities, CEMR, Energy Cities, POLIS just to mention a few.
Organisation Members
Brussels representation offices of EU capital cities and regions, including (but not exclusively): - Vienna - Stockholm region - Budapest - Berlin - Madrid - Bratislava Region - Ile-de-France Region - Helsinki Region - Prague - Brandenburg
Additional Information
Please note that as an unofficial platform we do not have any income, members do not pay any fees, we do not have any employees. The work is done ad hoc on a voluntary basis as a part of job duties...
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.