(17 November 2021) – The European Commission has launched the call for applications to become members of the European Community of Practice on Partnership 2021-2027.

The shared management departments of the European Commission is continuing the concept of the European Community of Practice on Partnership (ECoPP) for the programming period 2021-2027, a forum for practitioners at all levels of the funds’ implementation to exchange good practices.
Under this call, the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) seeks expressions of interest from various partners mentioned in Article 8 of the Common Provisions Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/1060):
(a) regional, local, urban and other public authorities;
(b) economic and social partners;
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination;
(d) research organisations and universities.