EU REGIONAL POLICY

• EIB Group and Committee of the Regions reinforce their long-standing cooperation
• A new consultation warns: many EU governments are excluding regions and cities from the preparation of post-COVID recovery plans
• Oral question - Long-term vision for rural areas - O-000005/2021 - Norbert Lins on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

URBAN AGENDA

• Keynote speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the “Urban Future with a Purpose” Webinar
• Briefing - Strengthening the Urban Agenda for the EU - 29-01-2021
• Urban Future Global Conference

URBACT

• News from our networks – 29 January 2021

SMART GOVERNANCE

• Cities, villages and regions strengthen cooperation with the European Commission to bridge the digital divide in Europe

SMART MOBILITY

• EU Parliament: At a Glance - Research for TRAN Committee-Sustainable and smart urban transport - 26-01-2021

SMART ENVIRONMENT

• Urban trees and forests in the spotlight as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration commences
• Banque des Territoires, with the support of the European Investment Advisory Hub, launches “S'GREEN+” to help municipalities participating in its City Centre Action programme roll out their climate change adaptation projects

SMART ENERGY

• How to be more energy efficient as we reimagine our cities for the future - WEF

SMART LIVING

• MEPs: Access to adequate housing should be a fundamental European right
• Launch of Living-in.eu platform to accelerate the European way of living through digital transformation
• EP REPORT on access to decent and affordable housing for all - A9-0247/2020

CITY DESIGN

• Everyone deserves a place to call home, say S&Ds as they push for decent, affordable housing for all

SPATIAL PLANNING

• Reset: Village Data Analytics: Satellites Help Bring Solar Power to Rural Communities

GERMANY

• Onlinezugangsgesetz: Startschuss für Konjunkturmittelverteilung und flächendeckende Digitalisierung
• Smart-City-Kooperationen erhalten, Datenteilungspflicht ausweiten: VKU zu Datenstrategie bzw. DNG

USA

• NYC’s Recovery Data Partnership: Cross-Sector, Values-Driven Data Sharing for Pandemic Response - Smart-Data City Solutions - Ash Center