How European cities can implement the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs? What are the challenges in the effective implementation and monitoring of the SDGs? During the workshop, experts, representatives of local governments, and researchers will discuss different European experiences and tools for the localisation of the SDGs, such as the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Review, published by the Joint Research Centre with the support of DG REGIO, and the H2020 +CityxChange project.

In September, the webinar series UBC TALKS will dive into the in-depth discussions of implementing SDGs in the Baltic Sea Region by UBC Member Cities, with contribution by the Joint Research Centre.

The JRC's KC for Territorial Policies have been invited to organise a online training event on the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews, in the framework of the SDGs Learning, Training & Practice program, co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DESA/DSDG) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) during the 2020 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of ECOSOC.

The first Expert Group meeting will take place in Brussels, Thursday, June 27. It will focus on transport indicators under SDG monitoring.