The political framework

1. The political framework The Leipzig Charter The Green Paper on territorial cohesion Europe 2020 The Toledo declaration

2. The Leipzig Charter

3. 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)

4. 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

5. Strategies for action / focus on deprived neighbourhoods • Pursuing strategies for upgrading the physicalenvironmentReference to healthy, suitable and affordable housing • Strengthening the local and social economy and local labour market policy / citizen-friendly services • Proactiveeducation 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

6. 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

7. The Green Paper on territorial cohesion

8. 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

9. 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

10. 2. Territorial programming Necessity 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

11. 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)

12. 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.

13. Europe 2020

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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

18. The Toledo declaration

19. Foster / Achieve / Use / Implement • 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.

20. 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.”