Our IEU MONITORING headlines this week:

THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Conference on the Future of Europe: greater say for regions and social partners - 19/7/2021

INNOVATION

• Call for Papers: Next-generation Innovation Policies: Promoting Systemic Socio-economic Transformative Change

COHESION POLICY

• EU Commission adopts a new report on EU border regions
• EU Cohesion policy: EU Commission launches public consultation for a new strategic approach for the outermost regions
• EP Briefing - EU rural development policy: Impact, challenges and outlook

COR

• Cohesion policy: Regions and cities ask to extend the exceptional flexibility measures to cope with the COVID-19 crisis
• EU funds are 'huge opportunity' for municipalities in the Western Balkans

ACCESS CITY

• Access City Award 2022

URBACT

• Urbact: News from our cities and networks – 16 July 2021

SMART MANUFACTURING

• EU Commission Survey: Manufacturing Our Future

SMART FINANCE

• EP: At a Glance - Study in focus: Robo-advisors

SMART MOBILITY

• Green, safe and smart transport networks: Additional €242 million for transport infrastructure studies

SMART ENERGY

• Digitaler Rundgang durch die Energiezukunft - Aspern Smart City Research
• Self Assessment Towards Optimization of Building Energy (SATO) - Aspern Smart City Research

SMART ENVIRONMENT

• UNECE welcomes Barcelona to the Trees in Cities Challenge
• Svenja Schulze eröffnet bundesweites Zentrum KlimaAnpassung für die Beratung von Kommunen

SMART PEOPLE

• Education: Commission launches expert group to develop ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence and data for educators

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