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European Week of Regions and Cities

How to apply to the Close to you programme

Log in

Click on Login / Register button on the right side of the homepage.

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Sign in with your EU Login (or create an account if you don’t have one).

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You will be redirected to your profile page. Create your profile and save it.

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Create your application

Go to the section My Account and click on Propose a new session.

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General conditions

You must agree with the conditions to be able to apply

Partnership information

Lead organisation contact – If your organisation is not registered in the platform, you will need to add it by clicking on the blue button.

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Select a programme 

As a general rule, venue and logistics will be provided by the partner, who is solely responsible for all aspects of these sessions. 

See How to become a partner for more information about the different programmes and types of partnership.

Associated partner – If your organisation creates a session in association with another entity.

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How will you host the session

Choose onsite, online or both. If online, you will need to provide a link to the livestream of the session.

The Registration URL should be a link to your site that is the main source of information for your session, including directions on how to register to attend.

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Venue

Fill in the fields as indicated

Content details

Fill in the fields as indicated:

  • Title
  • Short description
  • Theme
  • Session image
  • Keywords (at least 3 to be selected)

Please note that this is the information that will be visible on the website once the programme is approved.

Submit your application

Once you have completed all the fields you can submit your proposal. 

Important: the deadline to submit a proposal is 17 July.

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Edit your application

After submitting your proposal you can still modify it, cancel it and download a copy in pdf version. However, you have time till 17 July to make any modification.

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