Urban priorities of the upcoming Dutch presidency – meeting in Strasbourg on November 26th
URBAN Intergroup’s members and partners met on Thursday November 26th at the European Parliament in Strasbourg with Nicolaas Beets, Dutch Urban Envoy. Mr Beets presented priorities of the upcoming Dutch presidency in the field of urban development. He explained that the goals for the Dutch EU presidency will be to launch the EU Urban Agenda by endorsing the Pact of Amsterdam, launching first partnerships and adopting Council conclusions on the EU Urban Agenda. During the presentation, a list of 12 themes of the EU Urban Agenda has been presented as well as the working method -partnerships. Mr Beets confirmed that 4 themes – and not 3 as previously confirmed by the European Commission – will be implemented as “pilot” partnerships. Those are: housing, inclusion of migrants and refugees, urban poverty and air quality (as the new one). MEPs raised questions concerning practical issues how to join the partnerships and on the possible role of the European Parliament in the whole process of the EU Urban Agenda.
16th URBAN newsletter
We are pleased to present you 16th URBAN Newsletter. In this issue, you will find a message from Kerstin Westphal MEP, EP rapporteur on the urban dimension of EU policies, summaries of our last events and more information about the implementation of the EU Urban Agenda.
The Newsletter is currently available in English and Polish.
