Did you know that on 6 October 2017 Ministers from EU Member States and the EFTA countries agreed on a roadmap and concrete actions to improve and transform eGovernment services in Europe? On this...
November is an exciting month for social housing providers in the Netherlands. Every year, with a mix of hope and anxiety, they await the results of the Aedes-Benchmark. This year will be the fourth...
Eurostat published some data today on what makes people happy with their cities: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/EDN-20170913-1?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=%2Feurostat...
As the EU Urban Agenda brings Europe’s cities to the negotiation table in a bid to overcome urban challenges, we undertake a twofold exercise. In a new cooperation model, Member States, cities...
For all German speaking urban minds: The Austrian "Wiener Zeitung" published my article on the EU Urban Agenda today - just in time for our coordinators´ meeting this week ;-)! http://www...
'Social mixity and social cohesion are also acceptable public policy objectives for which State aid may be granted under the 2012 SGEI Decision.' This is what European Commissioner for Competition...
In Spain, for more than 7 years now it's being implemented a highly successful broad project aimed to improving social cohesion, living together and integration of culturally diverse groups in 36...
Recent case law on purely local housing project in Portugal On May 10 the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an hearing to brainstorm on the challenges and opportunities arising from...
Dear Stakeholders, The Urban Agenda for the EU is a new working method to ensure maximum utilisation of the growth potential of cities and to successfully tackle social challenges. It aims to promote...
STUDENT FORUM MAASTRICHT Student Forum Maastricht (SFM) is an annual student conference held at the Maastricht University Campus in Brussels. The conference is organised by students from Maastricht...
The European Commission estimates that about 4 million people experience homelessness every year in the EU. Unlike relative poverty which seems to go down in the EU as a whole, homelessness is...
AMIF, ESF and ERDF can be used by cities for actions related to inclusion of migrants and refugees. Are there cities that can share their experiences using these funds?