EU Upcoming Events - September & October
13-14 September: Microalgae for the Foods & Feeds of the Future
3 October: EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security: Annual event
4-6 October: EU Industry Days 2023
09-12 October: European Week of Regions and Cities 2023
10-11 October: Conference on Rare Diseases and the European Reference Networks
23-27 October: European Vocational Skills Week 2023
Microalgae for the Foods & Feeds of the Future
Join the final Conference of the Horizon 2020 ProFuture project to discuss microalgae for the foods and feeds of the future.
This event is your opportunity to:
Explore key project outcomes from each step of the microalgae value chain.
Network with experts from industry, policy, academia, and regulation.
Discover the potential of microalgae proteins for sustainable and nutritious food systems.
Join a policy discussion on the future of alternative proteins in Europe.
When: 13-14 September
Where: Brussels or Online
EU Industry Days 2023
The EU Industry Days are Europe’s flagship annual event focusing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial frontrunners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry.
During the 2023 edition, a wide range of plenary and parallel sessions will focus on:
Main drivers, opportunities, and challenges of the green, digital, and resilient transition.
EU open strategic autonomy.
integration of Ukraine into the single market and reinforcement of the EU defence industry capacity.
When: 4-6 October
Where: Málaga, Spain
European Week of Regions & Cities 2023
The agenda of the week covers over 200 sessions, an exhibition, as well as networking opportunities, and other side activities.
It is the biggest annual event dedicated to regions, cities and the European cohesion policy. This year, the event will take place in person, bringing together thousands of participants in Brussels to meet, network, discuss and share ideas.
When: 09-12 Oct 2023
Where: Bruxelles
Register (Registration is open between 31 July and 30 September)
Conference on Rare Diseases and the European Reference Networks
The conference on Rare diseases and European reference networks will be organised under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council and in cooperation with the authorities of the Basque Country. It will take place on 10-11 October 2023 in the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao, Spain, starting with a side event on ALS on 10 October p.m.
Approximately 7 000 rare diseases have been described, affecting 8% of the EU population (up to 36 million people). They severely undermine people's health and quality of life and up to 95% of them have no specific treatment or cure options.
At EU level, the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) are an important milestone in European cooperation between health systems. They bring together some of the EU's best professionals, facilitating diagnosis, treatment, knowledge generation and research for European patients with rare diseases.
The EESC has been calling for a comprehensive European approach that takes into account all the needs of people living with rare diseases.
The conference will review the state of play and address some of the main challenges facing the EU policy framework on rare diseases and European Reference Networks. Member States and civil society alike are keen to see progress in this field: accordingly, the conference will respond to calls for action from the Czech Presidency of the Council and to the previous political priority of the Trio, as well as to calls from patients' associations very active on the ground.
When: 10-11 October
Where: Bilbao, Spain
Register by the 22nd of September
European Vocational Skills Week 2023
This year, the European Commission will organise the 8th edition of the European Vocational Skills Week with eyesight on the European Year of Skills (EYS).
VET stakeholders and, more broadly, education and employment stakeholders will contribute to the success of this education, spanning from 23 to 27 October. During that week, in fact, European-level events will be organised, including in cooperation with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
When: 23-27 October
Where: Brussels
