The Policy Forum on Development is the format of structured dialogue that the European Union organised with Civil Society Organisations, Trade Unions, Cooperatives, Private Sector organisations and Local & Regional Government associations.

PLATFORMA represents the European towns and regions in the forum and in the Task Team that orients the process on a continuous basis. The annual global meeting in Brussels (20-23 March 2018) is complemented with regional meetings.

The first such regional meeting for Europe will take place from 15 to 17 January in Belgium (Ghent or Brussels to be confirmed).