The eighth OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities, opens on 4 October in Brussels. Organised annually by the European Commission and the EU Committee of the Regions, over 6 000 regional and local representatives will take part in this years four-day event. Under the heading "Europe 2020: competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion for all regions”, OPEN DAYS will provide a forum for exchanging ideas on the role of Europes regions and cities in delivering the Europe 2020 strategy.

Some 260 further local events will also take place across Europe under the OPEN DAYS banner, including a press panel on the role of football in uniting divided communities.

The LITES project is having one-page publication in the Regional Review for Open Days.