Urban Agenda for the EU Urban poverty partnership

Urban Agenda for the EU Urban poverty partnership Coordinated by France and Belgium Eurocities Social Affairs Forum 3 April 2017 Lisbon

Composition • • • MS: 5 – Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Spain Cities: 7 -Birmingham (GB), Daugavpils (LV), Kortrijk (BE), Keratsini-Drapetsona (GR), Lille (FR), Lódż (PL), Timisoara (RO) Regions: 2 – Brussels Capital Region, Ile-de. France Stakeholders: 7 – URBACT, EAPN, UN Habitat, FEANTSA, Eurochild, Eurocities, EUKN COM: 2 – DG EMPL, DG REGIO (lead) The UPP has been operational since December 2015.

Roadmap • In 2016: - three partnership meetings (Paris, Amsterdam and Athens) - three coordination meetings - an open seminar in Athens (supported by EUKN) - two study visits (Lille and Keratsini) - a workshop at the EWRC on 11 October Social grocery supermarket, Keratsini • In 2017: - four partnership meetings : - Paris-Saint-Denis (19 -20/1) Kortrijk (27 -28/4) Brussels (29 -30/6) Lódż (end September, including a study visit) - two coordination meetings Lille Sud, regeneration programme

Towards the Action Plan 6 priority areas discussed in 3 working groups 3 specific priority areas to be discussed in smaller working groups § Child poverty > investing in children to guarantee their rights § Led by Belgium § Regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods § Led by France (CGET) on regulation part / Co-leaders (SPAIN) on knowledge part and Lodz on funding part § Homelessness § Led by FEANTSA 3 transversal priority areas to be discussed among all members of the partnership within each specific priority area § Access to quality services and welfare (health, education, welfare and jobs, energy poverty, mobility, active inclusion) § Data (identifying, measuring, monitoring and evaluating urban poverty) § Tackling vulnerability of Roma people

Towards the Action Plan • Each working groups is responsible for developing action/recommendation proposals in its priority area • Version 0 of the Action Plan (first proposal of each working group) by 31 March 2017 and discussed at the next Partnership meeting on 27 -28 April • The finalised Action Plan is scheduled for June 2017

Lessons learned • Positives: necessary to frame the works (through scoping documents); to set a timetable (2017 roadmap) and to structure the discussions and prioritize; to develop communication tools (folder, posters, web) to make the partnership visible • Negatives: necessary to have scoping documents as early as possible; to determine the calendar of productions and their deliverables as early as possible and on an annual basis • Advice: attention should be paid to deadlines and to the proper involvement of partners in the drafting of proposals for the Action Plan. When designing/discussion proposals for the action plan, two-day meetings are necessary.

Key actions • A scoping note developed by two URBACT experts. • Partners and the EC commented on the scoping note. • The Technical Secretariat is preparing an annex to accompany the scoping note (collection of comments received). • A successful Partnership meeting was held in Paris on 19 -20 January. • The three key priority areas were agreed upon by the Partnership, as well as the three transversal priority areas that will be discussed by all working groups. • Working groups (3) were established to explore the priority areas, and working group leaders were assigned to steer the groups in the development of their Action Plan sections. • A meeting between the coordinators and the Technical Secretariat was held on 10 th February • A roadmap for 2017 has been proposed by the coordinators and agreed among the partners

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