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Ronald Plasterk, Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, at the CoR Forum on the EU Urban Agenda, Amsterdam 30.05.2016.

Towns, cities and urban areas are of crucial importance for the European Union.
They are powerful engines for growth and jobs and as such make a significant contribution towards achieving both the Europe 2020 Strategy and the economic, social and territorial development of the EU. However, at the same time they are confronted with difficult and complex societal challenges, such as demographic shifts, climate change and youth unemployment as well as the current refugee crisis. To be successful, towns and cities need to respond to these challenges in an integrated way, in cooperation with other levels of administration, the private sector and civil society. It is also important that the urban dimension is recognised at all levels of policy making and governance and that all policies with an urban dimension are effectively coordinated.

In this light, the EU Urban Agenda is intended to provide an operational framework and effective instruments to horizontally improve the urban dimension in European policymaking. This includes better policies, territorial impact assessment, more tailor made and place sensitive EU-funds. It also includes opportunities to exchange knowledge and best practices, research and cooperation. The EU Urban Agenda shall be taken forward in close partnership among Member States, the European institutions, regional and urban authorities and other stakeholders.

The European Committee of the Regions’ Forum on the EU Urban Agenda is organised in cooperation with the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, the Association of the Provinces of the Netherlands, the City of Amsterdam and the Province of Noord-Holland.

The event brought together representatives of local and regional authorities, EU institutions, Member States and relevant stakeholders to discuss the tangible steps that are needed to implement the EU Urban Agenda and to improve the urban dimension in EU policymaking. The forum was held alongside the informal meeting of ministers responsible for urban matters, where the “Pact of Amsterdam” on the EU Urban Agenda was adopted.

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