Urban Agenda

An EWRC workshop focusing on the relevance of European Structural and Investment Funds in implementing urban development strategies. There will be a presentation on the Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies recently published by the JRC, offering methodological support to cities, managing authorities and relevant stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of urban strategies under cohesion policy.

30 September - 2 October: ICLEI and the City of Mannheim will bring together local and regional leaders, European and international institutions and some of the brightest minds working on cutting edge research, businesses and the civil society to forge a more sustainable Europe.

On the 21 September 2020, the Berlin’s Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Services will host an European digital conference with a focus on how decent work can be achieved in the ongoing digitalisation process. Register by Friday 18 September!

In 2020 UIA and Ecorys are exploring the different practices, methodologies and techniques developed by on-going UIA projects to capture the impact of the innovative interventions. Discover the most promising approaches among ongoing UIA projects.

The EER award is a label awarded by the European Committee of the Regions each year to up to 3 cities or regions with outstanding, future-oriented strategies to support SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups. Apply by 28 October!

Thanks to our Partnership Coordinators, the updated version of the Monitoring Table of Actions is now available online! Follow the link to see the public version.

The next meeting will take place on the 17 September to present and discuss the Draft Action Plans of the Vienna partnerships, as well as progress on the implementation of actions, and the Implementation document accompanying the New Leipzig Charter.

Our LinkedIn account is now live! Take a look, follow, and we look forward to connecting with you there!

In this fully virtual edition, over 500 digital sessions will be offered from 5-22 October, covering various topics under the thematic priorities of Empowering Citizens, Cohesion and Cooperation, and Green Europe. Follow the link to register and see which of our Partnerships have confirmed workshops!

The Coordinators’ and Action Leaders’ meeting 2020 was the 5th of its kind, held as online meetings over a 4-day event in June. Read the full article here!

On behalf of Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission, we invite you to save the date for six webinars to take place in the month of November. The aim is to provide insights on how to tackle the main challenges policy-makers face when designing and implementing sustainable urban development strategies supported by Cohesion Policy. Further information will follow in the next newsletter!

This provides cities, city networks, experts and the services of the European Commission an opportunity to reinforce their cooperation and strengthen the science and policy nexus so that science and research can help address urban challenges.