EU Urban Agenda. Overall picture Our objective is SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT To do so, we need… … a vision,… We provide:  Global Urban Agenda (Habitat.

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EU Urban Agenda

Overall picture Our objective is SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT To do so, we need… … a vision,… We provide:  Global Urban Agenda (Habitat III)  EU Urban Agenda  Cities of tomorrow report (2011) … concrete ideas,… We provide:  URBACT (€96M)/ INTERREG Europe (€425M) (networks between cities and experts)  ESPON (€49M) (background research)  Urban Development Network (expert meetings Commission/ cities)  Local urban development strategies (required under art. 7) … and money. We provide:  ERDF (>50% spent in cities i.e. more than €100B)  'Article 7' (€15B directly managed by cities)  Urban Innovative Actions (€371M to test new ideas)

Background The aims of the EU Urban Agenda are: Involve cities in the design of EU/ national policies Mobilise cities in the implementation of EU/ national policies Work will focus on key Priority Themes Each Priority Theme will have an Action Plan Work will be done by 'Partnerships' (start end 2015) Commission + MS + Cities + NGOs/ private + experts The Commission will facilitate the process

Background –Support of MS, EP, cities, CoR and EESC –Next steps:  November 2015: Start of the 2-3 first Partnerships;  May 2016: Amsterdam Pact (support by Member States);  June 2016: Start of further Partnerships.

Themes- Process Consultation by the Commission (2014) Survey UDG by the NL (July 2015) Three Workshops by the Commission (September 2015) Expert Urban Development Group (September 2015) Extended Urban Agenda Working Group (October 2015)

Themes- Selection process 1. Clearly supported by MS, COM and cities 2. Address the major challenges faced by cities 3. Require integrated action at EU-level +multi-level cooperation 4. Have the potential to generate concrete results in a reasonable timeframe. 5. Promote smart, green and inclusive cities

Themes- List 1. Jobs and skills in the local economy 2. Urban poverty 3. Housing 4. Inclusion of migrants and refugees 5. Sustainable use of land and Nature-Based solutions 6. Circular economy 7. Climate adaptation 8. Energy transition 9. Urban mobility 10. Air quality 11. Digital transition 12. Innovative and responsible public procurement

Themes- Cross-cutting issues 1. Good urban governance 2. Governance across administrative boundaries and inter-municipal cooperation 3. Sound and strategic urban planning 4. Integrated approach 5. Innovative approaches 6. Impact on societal change, including behavioural change 7. Challenges and opportunities of small- and medium-sized cities; 8. Urban regeneration 9. Adaptation to demographic change 10. Availability and quality of public services of general interest 11. International dimension

Partnerships- Objectives and membership Key delivery mechanism of the EU Urban Agenda Objective: prepare and implement an Action Plan One Partnership for each Priority Theme Timeframe: 3 years Around 15 persons: –Commission (REGIO+ EU DG) –Member States –Cities –Experts –European organisations (e.g. Eurocities/CEMR, URBACT, etc.) –Stakeholders (NGOs, etc.)

Partnerships- Governance 2 Coordinators: –Organisation of the work (meetings, reports, etc.) –Preparing the deliverables –Link with the Commission and Member States –Link with other Partnerships –Monitoring and reporting Real commitment (up to 1FTE) Steering Committee = DGs meeting + Commission + cities

Partnerships- Deliverables Step n°1: Stocktaking –Existing work (avoid duplication, create synergies) –Identification of the sources of funds Step n°2: Identify bottlenecks and potentials Step n°3: Define the objectives and deliverables –Action Plan –To be done in the first 6-12 months (meet every 2 months) Step n°4: Implementation of the Action Plan –Meet at least 2 times per year

Partnerships- Support Support to the first 3-4 Partnerships: NL NB: Meetings should be for free in existing meeting rooms Funding of actions: –National/ regional/ local funds –Private (e.g. banks) –ESIF –EIB

Next steps November: Start of the 3 first Partnerships –Housing –Inclusion of migrants and refugees –Urban poverty May: Amsterdam Pact June: Start of further partnerships