The conference documentation summarizes the in-depth discussions during the two-day event, which the Partnership on Culture and Cultural Heritage organized under the German EU Council Presidency. See the full documentation here.
The UfM Strategic Urban Development Action Plan 2040 establishes a common vision to tackling urban challenges in the region. It is the result of a 3-year collaboration between the European Commission and all 42 UfM Member States, aiming to improve the quality of life for all citizens by building better, more inclusive, climate-resilient communities. Read more here.
This initiative aims to develop responsible, fair and trusted growth in short-term rentals, as part of a well-balanced tourism ecosystem, and ensure a level playing field for all accommodation service providers. This will involve offering balanced solutions for cities, peer and professional short-term rental providers and platforms. This consultation is open until 14 October (today!).
The Commission launched five new missions under Horizon Europe which represent a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and beyond. They will support research and innovation to deliver on the Commission priorities and find responses to some of the greatest challenges we are facing today such as living in greener cities and adapting to climate change across regions and cities. The mission on climate-neutral and smart cities is aimed to deliver 100+ climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and inspire all other cities to follow suit by 2050. The Call for Expression of Interest for cities interested to join this mission is foreseen to be published in November 2021.
The fourth article in our series showcases practices and experiences of how different tools and funding support can help cities face their challenges in a strategic way and addresses the Green City Dimension of the New Leipzig Charter. Read it here!
Organised under the Productive dimension on the New Leipzig Charter, the third article of our series covers EU initiatives which promote sustainable urban development, focusing attention on how they have embedded technological advancements into city governance structures to unleash the transformative power of city data. Read the article here!
The Coordinators’ & Action Leaders’ meeting 2021 took place on the 9 and 11 June, gathering the Coordinators and Action Leaders of all the Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU) Partnerships, representatives of the European Commission and the Council Presidencies, and other key stakeholders. Read the summary here!
Dear readers,
The Cohesion Policy legislation for the 2021 - 2027 period is now available on the website of the European Commission. Follow the link to view the CPR, ERDF, ETC, JTF and ESF+ regulations.
On the 31 May and 1 June, the Culture and Cultural Heritage Partnership held its 6th meeting, presenting intermediate results of their work so far, relevant updates, and discussions on their next steps. Read the full summary here.
The Partnership on Culture/Cultural Heritage has submitted an essay to the Design Phase of the New European Bauhaus (NEB), connecting their 11 Actions and findings thus far to the principles of the NEB.
The 9th post in our series is out, focusing on promoting sustainable and active mobility behaviour through the MoMa.BIZ project, aiming to reduce car use in targeted cities by promoting promoting sustainable mobility. Read more here!
Dear readers,
The Partnership have now published two new deliverables under their Action 5, which looks at measuring the impact of social cohesion and inclusion on security in public spaces of urban and peri-urban areas. The deliverables include a report on the Collective Impact Model which aims to provide innovative solutions for complex and persistent urban security challenges, and a Manual Prevention Pyramid which maps existing local policy regarding the reduction of feelings of insecurity.
In the framework of its Action 5, the Security in Public Spaces Partnership is supporting the idea that social cohesion measures should be part of an integrated urban security policy. They developed a manual as the first outcome of Action 5, which you can read here, and which aims to map existing local policy regarding the reduction of feelings of insecurity.
The Partnership for Security in Public Spaces conducted its 8th Partnership meeting on 11-12 May 2021. Follow the link to read about relevant discussions, updates, and next steps for the Partnership.
The Urban Agenda Partnership on Inclusion of Migrant and Refugees has evaluated its work from 2016 to 2019 and proposed a work plan for the coming 2 years (2021-2022), with a set of new proposed Actions. Find out more here!
The 8th post in this series focuses on Action 1 of the Partnership on Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees, looking at what Member States and EU institutions can do to support cities in protecting the rights of children in migration. Follow the link to read more!
The Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy developed a conceptual framework for a Circular Resource Management Roadmap. The framework was developed under Action 8 and aims to support urban authorities in implementing a circular resource management plan as part of the transition from waste management to resource management.
