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Corina Cretu

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Euronews - Real Economy: putting the wheels in motion!

Welcome to the 5th year of partnership with Euronews, which today is broadcasting the first episode of the new season of Real Economy. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Cohesion Policy, this year we will focus on the macro-economic policies in Europe that have an impact on the daily lives of the citizens, looking for solutions that work. The series kicks off with an episode produced with DG REGIO on "Transforming regions to compete in a globalized world". The episode provides an overview of how regions need to modernise their economies and create value in a globalised world. Further investments are needed especially in innovation, and decarbonisation. There is a need for continued support for all regions to focus on the promotion of new approaches, re-orientating private and public investments to address the challenges posed by the shift to the low carbon economy.

Urban Agenda for the EU : provide your feedback on Digital Transition, Circular Economy and Urban Mobility

Three more Partnerships established within the framework of the Urban Agenda for the EU (Digital Transition, Circular Economy and Urban Mobility) have finalised their draft Action Plans, which now await public input. The informal Public Feedback on all three draft Action Plans is open as of today and closes on Friday, 16 March 2018. All interested stakeholders (e.g. institutions and authorities, academies and research centres, companies, NGOs, experts and citizens) are invited to participate and contribute to the draft actions developed by the Partnerships. Each draft action has its own survey, allowing users to provide input on the themes and actions most relevant to them. The surveys can be answered anonymously.

Advancing the New Urban Agenda with the EU's International Urban Cooperation programme

The European Union undertook a Voluntary Commitment, in framework of the Habitat III Conference of 2016, to expand opportunities for city-to-city cooperation at regional and international level, and in that way to contribute to implementing the New Urban Agenda, notably by fostering capacity building through knowledge-sharing, exchanges of experience and mutual learning on sustainable urban development policy and practice, in a multi-stakeholder approach involving all relevant actors. Accordingly, next 8 February, in the framework of the 9th World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur the European Commissions' Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy organises the networking event "Cities contributing to the New Urban Agenda implementation through the International Urban Cooperation programme", which aims to present the actions undertaken by the EU to deliver this Voluntary Commitment, under the EU funded International Urban Cooperation programme and World Cities project.