Objectives
- Monitoring the legislative and non-legislative work of EP's committees on urban related issues
- Working on common EU strategies - to put urban needs on the agenda of EU policies
- involvement in the preparation of EU legalization
- Constantly staying in contact with partners and practitioners
- Informing about realization of EU policies on the ground
Our work focuses on a number of subjects linked to sustainable development of urban areas such as:
- entivonment and energy efficiency,
- urban transport,
- housing,
- social aspects (social exlusion, migration, ageing of the population),
- services of general interest,
- local public finances,
- …
The URBAN Intergroup (previously “URBAN-Housing”) was set up and is working successfully since 2005 to ensure that urban related problems are reflected in European Parliament’s decisions.
Source: The URBAN Intergroup - About