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Upon invitation of the AGRI Committee of the EP I presented on behalf of the Commission the Rural Toolkit funding.rural-vision.europa.eu/?lng=en that helps local authorities and stakeholders in rural areas to identify easier the right funding programs and instruments for their projects

@ElisaFerreiraEC We will miss you. Thank you for all your good work!

Congratulations to the new European Commission! Wishing you great success in building a stronger, more cohesive, and united Europe.

As we say good bye to our Commissioner Elisa Ferreira in the coming days its time to take stoke of the many achievements of cohesion policy in the last five years, both through crisis and structural measures to drive growth and leave no one behind ec.europa.eu/regional_polic…

Cities turning crisis into change | OECD

OECD report underscores the importance of resilience for cities to absorb, recover from, and adjust positively to shocks while adapting to long-term transitions. Cities turning crisis into change | OECD

Last chance to register until 24 Oct for Rural Pact Policy Lab on ‘enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas Brussels 28th of November ’: bit.ly/3BKrBRk Learn about the best policy tools, improving access to information + funding

Cities from anywhere in the world with 100,000 residents or more can apply until 20 December 2024 to join largest-ever Mayors Challenge smartcitiesworld.net/news/cities-in…

Kudos to Committee of Regions chief that says EU needs new, stronger cohesion policy – @EURACTIV euractiv.com/section/politi…

A circular transformation of Europe’s towns and cities could address 90 per cent of housing needs, cut emissions and keep cities cooler during heatwaves. SMEs and society could reap €733 bn in yearly benefits by 2035. smartcitiesworld.net/planning-and-r…

European Week of Regions and Cities joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/europea…

EESC urges new EU leaders to strengthen and preserve cohesion policy as key investment instrument | EESC eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/…

The Urban Performance Index, with precise and comprehensive metrics aims to enhance the monitoring of sustainable urban development and enable informed decision-making by data, knowledge and best practices. UN-H_UPI-KeyFindingsReport-1.pdf (iclei.org)

City Leaders Committed to Driving Urban Climate Transitions: Introducing the Cities Mission Mayors Advisory Group netzerocities.eu/2024/07/09/cit…

Is the #FutureofCities too hot? How can local policymakers take action to mitigate extreme heat and the #UrbanHeatIsland effect? A new policy brief provides an overview of effective place-based solutions, existing tools and inspiring best practices: https://europa.euX

Stakeholder consultation on How to exploit the full potential of EU Cohesion Policy to tackle demographic challenges @ EU Committee of Regions

SMARTA Net meeting on sustainable and resilient mobility connections between rural areas, within remote areas such as islands, and between remote rural areas (including isolated regions) and urban areas, taking into account the need to support ecotourism. smarta-net.eu

EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030 Proud to work on the evaluation of the strategies of some of these cities lnkd.in/eYrmee9q

Cohesion Policy is the glue that keeps EU together kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/?utm_campai…

5 years today since my first cancer treatment. Terminal stage, rare, inopérable ! Still here getting stronger and stronger facebook.com/share/r/GHLRMx…

Are you involved in the design & implementation of integrated territorial development strategies in non-urban areas? 👉bit.ly/4b4qtUI 🗓️Apply by 25 June to become a peer reviewer & help improving the strategies selected for the 2024 review.