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The political framework

The Leipzig Charter

The Green Paper on territorial cohesion

Europe 2020

The Toledo declaration

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The Leipzig Charter

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Implementing the Leipzig Charter

• Principles / Recommendations– Making greater use of integrated urban development

policy approaches– That special attention is paid to deprived neighbourhoods

within the context of the city as a whole

• Among key related issues… need for 4 types of cooperation:– Transversal (across sectoral departments)– Vertical (multilevel)– Horizontal: multi-territorial

(between cities, urban/rural, metropolitan)– Horizontal: multi-actors

(involving citizens and all actors concerned)

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Strategies for action / integrated urban development policy approaches

• Creating and ensuring high quality public spaces

reference to Baukultur needed for the whole city

• Modernizing infrastructure networks

• Improving energy efficiency

• Proactive innovation and education policies

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Strategies for action / focus on deprived neighbourhoods

• Pursuing strategies for upgrading the physical environmentReference to healthy, suitable and affordable housing

• Strengthening the local and social economy and local labour market policy / citizen-friendly services

• Proactive education and training policies for children and young people

• Promotion of efficient and affordable urban transport… to better integrate these neighbourhoods into the city and the region as a whole

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Sub-themes and issues

• A sustainable city should be complex in terms of functions

• A sustainable city should be socially cohesive

• Promote the relevant use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in different fields

• Improve the technical infrastructure (e.g. for water supply, waste-water treatment, waste management)

• Foster the economic use of natural resources

• Exploit the city’s knowledge potential, inter alia,social and intercultural dialogue & social and democratic participation

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The Green Paper on territorial cohesion

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Territorial Cohesion is in the Lisbon Treaty

What is it about?

– ensuring harmonious, sustainable and polycentric development

– enabling citizens and enterprises

• to make the most of the inherent features of different territories

• to benefit from and contribute to European integration + the Single Market

• wherever they happen to live or operate

--> 4 Key areas for fostering Territorial Cohesion

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1. Cooperation between territories

Integrated strategies in cross-border regions and macro-regions: cities are concerned!Possible options– Cooperation in strategic policy documents– Better coordination across borders, within multi-level

governance– EGTC, e.g. for cross border agglomerations – Focus on external dimension

Interregional cooperation:– Linking network activities to mainstream in OPs

("Regions for Economic Change" approach)– Enhancing networking on territorial and urban issues

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2. Territorial programmingNecessity to increase support

• for integrated local development initiatives in diverse contexts (urban, rural, urban-rural …)

• at the appropriate geographical level, preferably functional areas (e.g.: metropolitan)

Possible options

– Mandatory territorial dimension in NSRFs and OPs

– Providing greater flexibility in designing programmes (multi regional)

– Improving the partnership approach - direct involvement of local authorities

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3. Coordination of policies with territorial impact

Need for horizontal coordination at each level; vertical coordination between levels

Possible options:– Greater territorial dimension in the EU2020 Strategy– Improved coordination of funds; describing

coordination procedures in EU Strategic Guidelines and National Strategic Reference Frameworks

– Territorial and urban monitoring within the strategic follow-up

– Integrated methodological framework to analyse territorial impacts (ESPON, Territorial Agenda)

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4. Evidence-based policy making

• Ability to measure diverse assets as well as constraints of territories

• Need to go below NUTS 2

Possible options:– Encouraging use of existing data and analysis: Urban

Audit, Urban Atlas, ESPON– Refined data sets and new territorial indicators, in

close cooperation with national Statistical Offices.

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Europe 2020

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The Europe 2020 Strategy

Three interlocking and mutually reinforcing priority areas:

• Smart growth, developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation;

• Sustainable growth, promoting a low-carbon, resource-efficient and competitive economy;

• Inclusive growth, fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion

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Five EU-level targets

Progress to be measured against EU targets, to be translated into national targets by Member States:

• 75% of the population aged 20-64 should be employed

• 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D

• The "20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met

• The share of early school leavers should be <10% (currently 15%) and at least 40% of the younger generation should have a tertiary degree (currently 31%; US 40% and Japan 50%)

• 20 million people less at risk of poverty

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A series of flagship initiatives (1)

• Innovation union - re-focussing R&D and innovation policy on major challenges

• Youth on the move - enhancing the quality and international attractiveness of Europe's higher education system by promoting student and young professional mobility.

• A digital agenda for Europe. All Europeans should have access to high speed internet by 2013.

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A series of flagship initiatives (2)

• An agenda for new skills and jobs – creating the conditions for modernising labour markets, with a view to raising employment levels and ensuring the sustainability of our social models

• European platform against poverty - ensuring economic, social and territorial cohesion by helping the poor and socially excluded and enabling them to play an active part in society.

• Resource-efficient Europe - supporting the shift towards a resource efficient and low-carbon economy (2020 targets). An industrial policy for green growth

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The Toledo declaration

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• Smarter, more sustainable and socially inclusive urban development

• Common understanding of the integrated approach

• The strategic potential of integrated urban regeneration

• Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities

• Strengthening the urban dimension of cohesion policy

• Greater coherence between territorial and urban issues

• Better coordination of urban research and exchange

• Sustainable urban development at all levels

• Address climate change and demographic change as major urban challenges.

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The Ministers welcomed …

• “Considering the most important challenges that European cities will face in the future,

• The Ministers welcomed the European Commission’s initiative for a reflection process on the challenges and models for the cities of tomorrow.

• The Ministers also supported Hungary’s initiative, to open a topic-based discussion on two of the major challenges that Europe’s cities will face in the future: climate change […] and the impact of demographic changes.”