The increase in migration movements of newcomers especially into the EU and the inefficiency of immigration policies call for a re-assessment of integration policies, learning from the past and...
On 25th and 26th of April 2017, the 2nd meeting of the Partnership on Circular Economy was held in Brussels. The aim of the meeting was to look closer at two out of four themes of the Partnership,...
By Jonas Scholze, German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development, National URBACT Point for Germany and Austria "Urban development projects combine the refurbishment of built...
ESPON Programmes has launched this call: http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Calls/Menu_Tenders/Menu_OpenCalls/33.AR_Impacts-refugee-flows.html . Please share it as much as possible among your stakeholders...
The City of Amsterdam, as Coordinator of the Partnership on Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees within the Urban Agenda for the EU, will organise a working conference for and by migrants and (former)...
Applications for the FEANTSA Ending Homelessness Awards 2017 are now open! To mark sixty years of the European Social Fund (ESF), FEANTSA will be presenting gold, silver and bronze awards to...
The TRIA Journal (International Journal of Urban Planning, University of Naples Federico II) has issued a call for papers on the topic of Urban Regeneration in the EU. The deadline for submission is...
The members of the Housing Partnership regularly discuss their work with a wide range of interest groups, stakeholders, city and region associations, Member States and EU institutions. The 6th...
The Urban Agenda for the EU is an integrated and coordinated approach to deal with the urban dimension of EU and national policies and legislation. By focusing on concrete priority themes within...
The (urban) challenge of providing services to migrants and refugees Cities in Europe find themselves in a central position regarding the social, humanitarian and financial challenges related to...
The kick-off meeting of the Partnership Jobs and Skills in the Local Economy took place on 22 February 2017 in Brussels. The Coordinators presented the Draft Orientation Paper and a work plan was...
From 27-28 September 2016, the Urban Agenda Partnership on Urban Poverty assembled in Athens for a seminar followed by a Partnership meeting. The European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) and the...
The Partnership on Urban Mobility held its kick-off meeting on 23 and 24 February 2017 in Prague. The Partnership consists of 5 Member States, 8 cities, 2 regions, the European Investment Bank, the...
Within the context of the Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees, the City of Amsterdam in cooperation with the European Urban Knowledge Network ( EUKN ) organised a working conference...
Content of the meeting The draft Orientation Paper Next steps A Kick-off meeting of the Circular Economy Partnership took place on the 22nd and 23rd of February in Brussels, in the Oslo Region Office...
Note: This article, written by URBACT expert Laura Colini, first appeared on the URBACT website . URBACT is a European Territorial Cooperation Programme enabling cities to work together towards...
The URBACT programme has launched 5 December 2016 a Good Practice call for the ‘URBACT Good Practice City’ label which will be open until 31 March 2017. Eligible beneficiaries for the...
On 30 May 2016, the EU Ministers responsible for urban matters adopted the Pact of Amsterdam. Next to the English version, a French and German version is now also available. These can be downloaded...