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Gathered on February 19 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Interministerial Committee for Cities (CIV) took 27 decisions for the restoration of republican equality in neighbourhoods.

At the French National Assembly, in front of more than 300 participants, François Lamy has closed the national consultation on urban policy reform launched in Roubaix on October 11th, 2012.

During his speech at the opening of the meeting at the URBACT Monitoring Committee meeting, François Lamy, French Minister for Urban and Social Development, has confirmed France's commitment to continue being the Managing Authority for the URBACT III 2014-2020 Programme.

The application process for the 2014 RegioStars Awards is now open.

Throughout the year, hundreds of events will animate the city of Marseille and its surroundings, causing an economic impact that local actors have estimated to over 600 million euros.

In 2011, 24% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, corresponding to around 120 million persons.

The objective of this guide is to identify the characteristics of social mediation actions concerning public peace, which sets it apart in the field of social mediation, and to establish a frame of reference using successful local experience.

Through short films of a few minutes, the director wanted to present slices of life of inhabitants of housing estates.

The European Commission, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, launched the European Parliament's Preparatory Action that aims to increase European elected representatives' knowledge and expertise on EU Cohesion Policy.

The URBAN Intergroup focuses on a number of topics related to sustainable development of urban areas and brings together 70 MEPs representing most EU Member States.

“To me URBACT means pragmatic solutions to concrete urban challenges, and the possibility to draw on ideas and best practices from a large network of cities facing similar challenges”.

In support with the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee of Cities (SG-CIV), the National Observatory of Decentralized Social Action (Odas) pilots an action research program on local governance of social cohesion.

Its title: "Leaving no one behind: young people not in education, employment or training"

Associations and research centres from all over Europe created the first European independent network of information on inequality, Inequality Watch, the European Observatory of Inequality.

In 2012, Guimarães (Portugal) will be hosting a major gathering of creators and creations: music, cinema, photography, fine arts, architecture, literature, thought, theatre, dance, and street art. In Guimarães, the artistic products imagined and created by its residents will merge with those coming to the city from all over Europe. Over the course of one year, the city will be the promoter of Europe’s cultural diversity, revealing its creations and welcoming those from other countries.

Synthesis of URBACT networks' results focused on integrated urban development of deprived neighbourhoods in Europe.

On the 8th and 9th of December 2011 the EUKN annual conference took place in Warsaw in which the following topic was emphasized: “The Urban Dimension of Cohesion Policy: lessons learnt from integrated urban projects”. The conference elaborated on the results of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and looked forward to the new Structural Funds Programming Period. Additionally, the conference reflected upon what we have learnt and what we already know about cohesion policy and what cities should take into account in the future.

From the September onwards the EU funded FP7 project URBAN-NEXUS is underway! URBAN-NEXUS will hold its first Dialogue Café on the topic of “Urban Climate Resilience – Partnership Approaches” on the 29th-30th May 2012 in Glasgow. An accompanying Synthesis Report will help inform the Dialogue Café debates and discussions.

This report adresses the various challenges that will mark out the urban development of European cities in the coming years in several aspects: social, economic, environmental and governance at all levels of scale.

Commissioner Hahn received 2 EUROCITIES reports on Monday, 24 October 2012 during a Polish presidency conference in Warsaw. Tomasz Kayser, Deputy Mayor of Poznan, presented ‘Cities cooperating beyond their boundaries’ and Henk Kool, Deputy Mayor of The Hague, presented ‘A practitioner’s view on neighbourhood regeneration’.

The 6th International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED) will be held from June 6th to June 8th 2012 at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ). This is a call for both papers and posters presenting research on the topics listed on the homepage or related areas.

The objective of this PUI is to reinforce the action of the major urban project.

The objective of this territorial project is to organise a sustainable urban unit based on the main existing transport routes.

The objective of this territorial project is to continue the regeneration of the centre of the agglomeration.

The objective of this territorial project is to restore the purpose of the city's southern districts, which is to be the economic driver of the agglomeration.

The objective of this territorial project is to promote an inclusive and attractive city.

This territorial project concerns the economic development aid provided to the 10 Sensitive urban area districts (ZUS) of the agglomeration.

The EUROCITIES awards recognise outstanding achievement by EUROCITIES members in the delivery of local activities or practices which improve the quality of life for citizens. From over 50 entries this year too the jury have selected 3 shortlisted entries for the categories - innovation, cooperation and participation.

Sometimes the public expects the government to see the future. Good decisions are to be expected while bad decisions — judged with the benefit of hindsight — are derided. Some help is on the way. IBM is betting that software can give cities a better look into their future.

The European Green Capital award, created by the European Commission, each year recognises a city which has a consistent record of high environmental standards and continues to strive for further environmental improvement. These cities act as role models for others hoping to achieve similar green credentials. This year the award was given to Hamburg for its ‘Train of Ideas’.