EUROCITIES policy paper on broadband in cities

OPEN DAYS 2015

The Committee of the Regions organises the 13th European Week of Regions and Cities on 12-15 October, including an 'urban day' on 14 October.

OPEN Urban DAY

There will be an 'urban day' at this year's Committee of the Region's OPEN DAYS.

EUROCITIES statement on asylum in cities

European cities located in arrival, transit and destination countries are experiencing the social, humanitarian and financial challenges of the current asylum crisis. On 13 May, we published our political statement on asylum. Our statement was developed by our working group migration and integration with input from all social affairs forum working groups. We stress the important role European cities play in receiving and integrating asylum seekers, refugees and other beneficiaries of...

URBACT: more than €74 million to improve urban policies in Europe

The URBACT III programme will support exchange and learning to help cities fully realise their role in addressing major European challenges.

Working with urban-friendly MEPs

Our politicians met MEPs from the European Parliament’s Urban Intergroup, and presented our position on an EU urban agenda at the REGI committee.

EUROCITIES strategic framework 2014-2020: towards an EU urban agenda for cities

Europe’s future lies in its cities. Well-performing cities and metropolitan areas are crucial not just for the local, regional and national level, but for Europe as a whole. Their performance is critical to Europe’s global competitiveness, and to a new start for the EU.

Conference: Cities for Accessibility - together towards barrier-free Europe

CITIES FOR ACCESSIBILITY, JOBS and INCLUSION Breaking down barriers together Conference, Lisbon, 18-19 June 2015

EUROCITIES Economic Development Forum

General information on the activities of the Economic Development Forum

EUROCITIES position on the Europe 2020 mid-term review

Involving cities better in the design, implementation and evaluation of the Europe 2020 strategy will improve its capacity to deliver change on the ground. Our cities are key to achieving the main Europe 2020 targets on employment, R&D, climate change, education and fighting poverty and social exclusion, since 85% of GDP is generated in cities, about three quarters of the EU population lives in cities, and about three quarters of CO2 is emitted in cities.