1. SAF activities and policy updates
EUROCITIES
Social Affairs Forum
SAF activities and policy updates
LISBON
3-4 April 2017
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2. Overview Key EU & EUROCITIES news
Cross-cutting work (EU pillar of social rights, Urban Agenda, Work Declaration)
SAF activities (integration of refugees & migrants; inclusion through education; housing & homelessness; smart social inclusion; urban ageing; Roma inclusion)
Update on EaSI grant

3. European Pillar of Social Rights
EUROCITIES statement on the EU social pillar
EP report calls for involvement of all relevant stakeholders at all levels in implementation
Commissioner Thyssen: ‘partnerships are needed with all levels to make the pillar a reality on the ground, including cooperation with local authorities’

4. Key EU & EUROCITIES news
Revision of the EU multi-annual
financial framework including
reshape of ESF after 2020
EUROCITIES statement on cohesion policy
EUROCITIES statement on sharing economy

5. EU Urban Agenda
New governance tool to improve EU regulation, funding and knowledge
Partnerships (migrants & refugees, housing, poverty, jobs & skills, public procurement)
Funding:
Urban Innovative Actions – next call in autumn

6. EUROCITIES declaration on work
Started in 2015 and on-going
High level roundtable in Ghent on June
OECD capacity building in Venice on jobs & skills
Urban partnership on jobs and skills (coordinated by Romanian Government, Rotterdam & Jelgava)
More info at: citiesatwork.eu

7. Refugees & migration

8. Refugees & migration
Launch of Solidarity Cities Initiative (website + video + grant from Open Society Foundations)
Approval and launch of the Cities-Grow project (Feb 2017 – Jan 2019)
Urban Partnership on migrants and refugees

9. Inclusion through education
Part of the EU 2020 strategy
for Education & Training
working group on schools
Council conclusions
on inclusion in diversity to
achieve a high quality
education for all (Feb 2017)

10. Housing & homelessness
Urban partnership on affordable housing with a focus on state aid
European pillar of social rights includes access to housing for all

11. Smart social inclusion
Study visit on social entrepreneurship in Milan in February
Commission and OECD toolkit on inclusive and social entrepreneurship for public authorities
Exchange of experiences on innovative financing tools : Social Impact Bonds and Crowdfunding

12. Urban ageing
Work on linking smart city agenda and ageing via mapping on ageing in cities
Collaboration with the WHO on urban ageing through their concept of age-friendly cities
Integrated Care in European cities conference, May in Brussels followed by WG meeting

13. Roma inclusion Mid-term review of the EU Roma framework
Urban Partnership on poverty with a focus on Roma inclusion
EP prepares report on fighting anti-gypsyism

14. Update on EaSI grant Partnership with DG EMPL in 2014-2017
Annual work plan for EaSI implementation in line with European Commission priorities and with the SAF strategy
Funding for study visits, peer reviews, capacity building events, workshops

15. Update in thematic clusters
WG Migration and integration & WG Education
WG Housing & WG Homelessness
WG Smart Social Inclusion & WG Employment
WG Urban ageing & Roma Task Force
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