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EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum SAF activities and policy updates LISBON 3-4 April 2017

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EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum SAF activities and policy updates LISBON 3-4 April 2017

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  1. EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum SAF activities and policy updates LISBON 3-4 April 2017 #SAFcities @EUROCITIEStweet

  2. Overview • Key EU & EUROCITIES news • Cross-cutting work (EU pillar of social rights, Urban Agenda, Work Declaration) • SAF activities (integration of refugees & migrants; inclusion through education; housing & homelessness; smart social inclusion; urban ageing; Roma inclusion) • Update on EaSI grant

  3. European Pillar of Social Rights • EUROCITIES statement on the EU social pillar • EP report calls for involvement of all relevant stakeholders at all levels in implementation • Commissioner Thyssen:‘partnerships are needed with all levels to make the pillar a reality on the ground, including cooperation with local authorities’

  4. Key EU & EUROCITIES news • Revision of the EU multi-annual financial framework including reshape of ESF after 2020 • EUROCITIES statement on cohesion policy • EUROCITIES statement on sharing economy

  5. EU Urban Agenda • New governance tool to improve EU regulation, funding and knowledge • Partnerships (migrants & refugees, housing, poverty, jobs & skills, public procurement) • Funding: • Urban Innovative Actions – next call in autumn

  6. EUROCITIES declaration on work • Started in 2015 and on-going • High level roundtable in Ghent on 22-23 June • OECD capacity building in Venice on jobs & skills • Urban partnership on jobs and skills (coordinated by Romanian Government, Rotterdam & Jelgava) • More info at: citiesatwork.eu

  7. Refugees & migration

  8. Refugees & migration • Launch of Solidarity Cities Initiative (website + video + grant from Open Society Foundations) • Approval and launch of the Cities-Grow project (Feb 2017 – Jan 2019) • Urban Partnership on migrants and refugees

  9. Inclusion through education • Part of the EU 2020 strategy for Education & Training working group on schools • Council conclusions on inclusion in diversity to achieve a high quality education for all (Feb 2017)

  10. Housing & homelessness • Urban partnership on affordable housing with a focus on state aid • European pillar of social rights includes access to housing for all

  11. Smart social inclusion • Study visit on social entrepreneurship in Milan in February • Commission and OECD toolkit on inclusive and social entrepreneurship for public authorities • Exchange of experiences on innovative financing tools : Social Impact Bonds and Crowdfunding

  12. Urban ageing • Work on linking smart city agenda and ageing via mapping on ageing in cities • Collaboration with the WHO on urban ageing through their concept of age-friendly cities • Integrated Care in European cities conference, 18-19 May in Brussels followed by WG meeting

  13. Roma inclusion • Mid-term review of the EU Roma framework • Urban Partnership on poverty with a focus on Roma inclusion • EP prepares report on fighting anti-gypsyism

  14. Update on EaSI grant • Partnership with DG EMPL in 2014-2017 • Annual work plan for EaSI implementation in line with European Commission priorities and with the SAF strategy • Funding for study visits, peer reviews, capacity building events, workshops

  15. Update in thematic clusters • WG Migration and integration & WG Education • WG Housing & WG Homelessness • WG Smart Social Inclusion & WG Employment • WG Urban ageing & Roma Task Force We ask you to be our ambasadors in your cities

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