1 - networking, eurocities role and support to eu funded projects
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Networking, EUROCITIES role and
support to EU funded projects
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About EUROCITIES
Brief history EUROCITIES
Four P’s of EUROCITIES
Structure EUROCITIES
EUROCITIES Environmental Forum (EEF)
Working Group Noise
Added value for EU funded projects
Questions
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Network of ± 140 large European cities
Inside EU 27 and outside EU 27
Full Members
Associated Members
Associated Partners
Associated Business Partners
Founded in 1986 by Rotterdam, Barcelona,
Birmingham, Lyon, Frankfurt and Milan.
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Climate
Recovery
Inclusion
url:www.eurocities.eu
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EPAEPA
local level
regional level
national
EU
Political & Officer level
Good entrance European Commission
Good entrance EP (EP-ers, Committees and/or individually)
Good entrance advisory institutions
(EESC and COR)
Represents 140 EU cities
Reliable partner/counter part
Provide experts to EU Commission
Visibility
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Priorities, Power, Perceptual, &
Presence:
developing European wide campaigns
and media
platform for city politicians
international conferences
transnational partnerships
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EXCOM
SOCIALFORUM
MOBILITYFORUM
ECONOMYFORUM
KNOWLEGDE SOCIETY
CULTURECULTUREFORUMFORUM
ENVIRONMENTALFORUM
EUROCITIESOFFICE
20fte officers
Annual General Meeting
politicians
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EEF
waste watergreenareas
greeninglocal
economy
cleancities
environ.&
health
air quality
&climate change
NOISE
working groups
climate change&
energy
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Exchange knowledge & experiences
Lobbying towards EC, EP and European Council
Networking
Promoting/awareness public & politicians
Projects (identification, support, participation, lead)
Congresses, workshops and symposiums
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Meetings, conferences and symposiums
Green Paper Urban Transport
White Paper on Transport
Consultations EC
Round table meetings EC
Position Papers
Leaflets
Reports and studies
Presentation/Articles
Lobby towards EC, EP, COR, Council
Participation in projects and networks (input)
Initiation of projects
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QUADMAP, EQUA, DINOMAC, HUSH, FONOMOC,
PERSUADE
Position Paper END
CNOSSOS
Outdoor machinery Noise
Data reporting mechanism END
ELV’s Tyres/vehicles
2/3 wheelers
Tyre labelling
Quiet Road surfaces
Gaining Political Interest
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Services:
Fee based support for applications
Partner search by web
Project fairs
Announcement EU funds
Support:
Letter of support
Dissemination
Involvement:
Participation
Leading projects
Other:
Needs of cities
Visibility
Knowledge EU dossiers (lobby project)
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Member or Partner EUROCITIES (at least 1)
Relevance to urban areas/cities
Resources available
Linked to EUROCITIES priorities or work plan
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