CoR Forum on the EU Urban Agenda on 30 May 2016 , Amsterdam
30 May 2016
The European Committee of the Regions is organising a Forum on the EU Urban Agenda in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam on Monday 30 May 2016.
The event will be organized together with the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, the Association of the Provinces of the Netherlands, the City of Amsterdam and the Province of Noord-Holland.
The new EU Urban Agenda should improve the quality of life in urban areas but also the EU governance. It is about new working methods.
In this light, the EU Urban Agenda is intended to provide an operational framework and effective instruments to horizontally improve the urban dimension in European policymaking. This includes better policies, territorial impact assessment, more tailor made and place sensitive EU-funds. It also includes opportunities to exchange knowledge and best practices, research and cooperation.
The Forum on the EU Urban Agenda will bring together representatives of local and regional authorities, EU institutions, Member States and relevant stakeholders.
They will discuss the concrete steps that are needed to implement the EU Urban Agenda and to improve the urban dimension in EU policy making.
The Forum will be held back to back to the informal meeting of Ministers responsible for urban matters, where the envisaged "Pact of Amsterdam" on the EU Urban Agenda is expected to be adopted.
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