Press Release: Shaping an EU Urban Agenda for Cities of Tomorrow

Giving Europe's cities a greater voice and putting the urban agenda at the heart of EU policy-making was a key aim of the CiTIEs: Cities of Tomorrow: Investing in Europe forum in Brussels which took place on 17-18 February 2014.

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn brought together important figures in urban policy to plot the way ahead for a new EU Urban Agenda. With more than two thirds of Europeans living in cities, the meeting is designed to explore and debate ways to give cities a greater prominence when it comes to European policy, to make sure the needs of cities are better understood, and policies are more co-ordinated. It aims to highlight the key role cities can play in achieving wider European goals like tackling climate change, unemployment and social exclusion.

European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Urban Development: Issues paper for discussion in the forum "CITIES - Cities of Tomorrow: Investing in Europe", Brussels 17-18 February 2014 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/urban2014/doc/issues_paper_final.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/134: CiTIEs Forum – “The voice of cities must be heard” http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-134_en.pdf

European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Urban Development: Events: CiTIEs: Cities of Tomorrow: Investing in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/urban2014/index_en.cfm

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