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Editorial

Call for interest: hosting and co-organising the 4th CITIES FORUM 2019

The European Commission (DG REGIO) is looking for an enthusiastic city to host and co-organise the 4th edition of the CITIES FORUM.

The CITIES Forum is a biennial major event of the European Commission that brings together key stakeholders from European, national and local levels to debate the progress of the Urban Agenda for the EU, the urban dimension of the Cohesion Policy as well as the EU response to the urban dimension of the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda.

The 4th edition of the CITIES Forum will take place at the end of 2019 and will welcome 500-600 participants during 1.5 days. Cities interested in hosting and co-organising the CITIES FORUM together with the European Commission are invited to express their interest before 27 August 2018.

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News

EU budget for the future

The European Commission has put forward ambitious yet realistic proposals for a modern EU budget. It is time for an EU budget that reflects rapid developments in innovation, the economy, the environment and geopolitics, amongst others. The Commission is putting forward modern, clearer and simpler EU financial rules that ensure the EU budget delivers on the issues that matter to Europeans.

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Public Feedback

Public Procurement: Public Feedback open since 11 June

The online Public Feedback of the Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement Partnership kicked-off on Monday 11 June 2018 and will last for 6 weeks, until 22 July. You can contribute to the draft actions from the Draft Action Plan. All the information and summaries in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Bulgarian are available online.

Climate Adaptation: Public Feedback launched on 22 June

The Public Feedback of the Partnership on Climate Adaptation was launched on 22 June 2018 and will last until 17 August 2018. This would be the unique opportunity for the public to contribute to the draft actions from the Draft Action Plan. You can read and contribute to the draft actions online.

Calls

29 May - 15 July 2018

Two new Partnerships are looking for members

The call for applications to become a member/coordinator of one of the two new Urban Agenda Partnerships, on Security in public spaces and on Culture and cultural heritage is open until the 15 July. All interested Member States, Partner States and Urban authorities, including regions, city consortiums and national city umbrella organisations can apply.

25 June - 14 September 2018

European Sustainability Award: Call for applications

In 2018 the European Commission launched the European Sustainability Award to reward inspiring cases of initiatives that are turning the global Sustainable Development Goals into concrete solutions and opportunities. For this year's edition, the theme of the award is “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. The competition is open to 4 stakeholder categories (Youth; Public bodies; Private bodies and Civil society). The deadline for applications is 14 September 2018.

4 July 2018

European Week of Regions and Cities

This year, the 16th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities will take place from 8 to 11 October 2018 in Brussels. Registration opens on the 4 July. During the week, representatives from the city and regional level will exchange good practices and know-how with experts and academics in the field of regional and urban development. Additionally, there is room for debates in relation to the development of EU Cohesion Policy, to underline the importance of regions and cities in urban policy making. Furthermore, there will be workshops and networking events.

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