Editorial 

Wiktor Szydarowski

There is no internal market without Cohesion Policy 

Elisa Ferreira

We need to build a stronger and fairer Europe for all 

Vasco Alves Cordeiro

EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities 

Gianluca Spinaci, Riccardo Sgaramella

We must be smart to achieve competitiveness and convergence 

Martijn van Gruijthuijsen

We need a European education area for vocational training 

Francois Decoster

Regions have talents 

Vera Kraft

Bosnia and Herzegovina: The road towards EU accession 

Magdalena Komlenovic

And the Oscar of Regional Policy goes to … 

Annaela Walz

Fight passionately for what you believe in! 

Isabel Colleran

Interreg Volunteer Youth promoting regional development 

Markéta Kršková, Sebnem Duzenci

Improving the lives of residents in marginalised areas 

Sámuel László

Can we save the bees? 

Lea Sophie Sailer