Project 2011-2014: Support to Information Sessions on EU Regional Policy
World Cities was a project of the European Union managed by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission. The project was implemented from 2015 – 2018 and originated in a Preparatory Action of the European Parliament to promote the exchange of experience and best practice between the European Union and non-EU countries on the theme of territorial development with particular reference to urban development, urban-rural partnership and urban cross-border cooperation. The project results were mainstreamed into the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme of the European Union.
The thematic area covered by the project was regional development, including - among others - multi-level governance, regional innovation, urban-rural linkages, cross-border and cooperation among macro-regions.