SAF policy update for September - October 2020

Healthy, thriving and inclusive cities workshops series

EUROCITIES Healthy, thriving and inclusive cities workshops series

Share your views on the future of social Europe

The European Commission has opened a broad public consultation on the future of social Europe. The consultation will gather ideas and recommendations for new policy actions or legal initiatives needed on different levels (EU, national, regional and local) to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights.

Social Affairs Forum policy updates for May - July 2020

This document presents an overview of EU policy and funding updates relevant to social affairs as well as news from EUROCITIES and from member cities, for the period May - July 2020.

Take part in EUROCITIES survey: How are cities fighting child poverty?

The COVID-19 crisis has strongly affected children, especially children in precarious family situations, who were affected in terms of schooling, physical and mental health and well-being, and even nutrition (lacking the school lunches). Home-schooling has deepened the inequalities in education and training.

EUROCITIES WG housing online meeting on access to affordable housing and co-housing models

Hosted by Barcelona, on 16 June, from 11.00-13.30 EUROCITIES working group on housing is meeting online! The meeting of the WG housing has a special guest – the Member of European Parliament Ms. Kim van Sparrentak, rapporteur on EP’s report on ‘Access to decent and affordable housing for all’. The working group housing has now the opportunity to enter in a direct conversation and share the concerns that cities have on affordable housing.

Highlights from our Social Affairs Forum online – cities respond to the COVID crisis

More than 90 representatives from 55 cities met online for the Social Affairs Forum meeting to discuss the social consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and how to mitigate them.

EUROCITIES city dialogue on volunteering

As part of a series of online city dialogues organised by EUROCITIES, you are kindly invited to join us for a city dialogue on volunteering during the current Covid-19 crisis. The city dialogue will take place online on Monday 18 May from 10:00 - 12:00 CET (Brussels time).

Cities Today: Cities need more support from the EU in light of the coronavirus

Anna Lisa Boni, secretary general, EUROCITIES, shares some thoughts on much needed solidarity at this time, and what cities are already doing to respond both now and for the longer term.

Key messages from our city dialogue on mitigating the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in cities

EUROCITIES brought together 120 strategists from 60 European cities across 23 countries in direct dialogue with OECD to discuss the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in cities and how to tackle them.