A (slightly belated) happy 2020 to you all! We are currently writing to you from the City of Porto, where we are live at the Cities Forum 2020, and have arranged a stand for the occasion (rumours have been circulating that it involves touch screens and virtual-reality). Aside from our stand, the Urban Agenda for the EU is involved in the following sessions:

• Urban Agenda for the EU: state of play of the actions
• Discussion on the outcome of the assessment study of the Urban Agenda for the EU (more information on the assessment study below)

As we kick off this New Year at the Cities Forum, the new Commission, Parliament and Council Presidency are also busy with new beginnings, with bold agendas pledging to push Europe, and European cities, triumphantly into this new decade.

As usual, below you will find relevant events, initiatives, calls, and articles related to the Urban Agenda for the EU. Also make sure to follow the Urban Agenda for the EU on Twitter: @EUUrbanAgenda.

Happy reading, and for those of you in Porto, we hope that you will come and pay us a visit (you can find us in the Pillar and Archive Rooms). If you are staying on into the weekend, we wish you a bom fim-de-semana! We’ll be out and about enjoying some of the Portuguese charm, we hope you will too!

The Urban Agenda for the EU Communications Team

Any questions? Drop ua a line at ua.communication@ecorys.com.