tewart Maxwell (UK/EA) has lauded the OPEN DAYS as a unique opportunity for regions and cities to exchange best practices and draw attention to their talents, leading to a beneficial cross-fertilistion of ideas. The member of the Scottish Parliament and Committee of the Regions (CoR) member speaks about his involvement in and experience with the OPEN DAYS, the 11th European Week of Cities and Regions which took place in the second week of October The topic of this year's OPEN DAYS was "Europe's regions and cities taking off for 2020", putting the event within the framework of the EU's Europe 2020 strategy.......