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Annual Report on European Activities 2016 Munich & Europe Developing the City of Tomorrow 3 Annual Report on European Activities 2016 Munich & Europe Developing the city of tomorrow 3 City Council Commission meets decision-makers in Brussels 4 Helping to shape Europe 5 Strategy A stronger weighting for Europe’s cities 7 Actively involved 8 Active and critical involvement in shaping free-trade agreements 9 Munich’s part in the opinion-building process 10 Munich’s strategy to adapt to climate change shows the way forward 12 Developing ecofriendly and affordable transport systems 13 Circular Economy Package nearing completion 14 New focus: Flight and development 16 Projects Munich – a laboratory for the European city of tomorrow 19 Shared objectives 21 Shared mobility – and the living is easy 22 Finding innovative ways to develop open spaces in metropolitan areas 23 Promoting ecofriendly mobility and housing development with ASTUS 24 ERDF funding for district cooling network 25 Munich submits successful project application to ERDF 25 Utilising EU funding programs for the cultural and creative industries 26 Inspiration from Stockholm 26 Looking beyond our own backyard 26 Virtual doors: The connected theatre project PHONE HOME 27 Success at the International Moot Court 28 Eight youngsters attend athletics meeting in Sapporo 29 Technical college for construction crafts rolls its sleeves up 29 Pooling experience with Gothenburg on integration in education 30 Trainees from a Munich master craft school restore Rome cemeteries to their former glory 30 Talented young Munich gardeners design exhibition space 31 Love your local market: Europe celebrates its market culture – and Munich joins the party 31 Working together to boost energy efficiency 32 Scoring successes for human rights in Ukraine 33 Internships for refugees 34 Dedicated efforts by junior staff 35 International interest in the Young Refugee Center 36 Networks Local government departments engage in dialogue with other cities 38 Munich qualification program presented 39 Setting an example of sustainable procurement 39 Sharing goods and services 40 EU Action Plan on Cycling 41 Open youth work network 42 Munich signs European Charter for Equality 43 City Councillors attend cemr Congress in Nicosia 43 Communication Understanding Europe 45 A celebration of Europe 46 Raising pro-European voices louder than in the past 47 Cover: Picture shows Karlskirche in Vienna and Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, mirrored in the double cone of bmw World, Munich. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 3 Developing the city of tomorrow Preface by Josef Schmid, Deputy Mayor, Head of the City of Munich‘s Department of Labor and Economic Development Munich plays a weighty role in Sustainable mobility 60 years of the Treaty of Rome Europe. One reason is that many In the north of Munich, the Civitas When the Treaty of Rome was years have been spent successfully project eccentric is exploring solu- signed 60 years ago, this kind of lobbying for the city’s interests. tions for forward-looking, sustaina- network building and intensive The dedicated efforts of many ble mobility in residential areas on communication between municipal- actors in European affairs have paid the edge of the city centre, all with ities and Europe was inconceivable. dividends. How do we know? the backing of scientific investiga- Yet the treaty was an important Because the eu programs launched tion and development. The “test milestone along the road that led to in the meantime now take account bed” in this case is the Domagk- the founding of the European of the interests of Europe’s cities. park, where new construction is Union. And it is worth continuing to In 2016, Munich received develop- prevalent, and the neighbouring fight for this eu. For more than ment funds totalling around 15 mil- quarter Parkstadt Schwabing. eu 70 years, we have lived in peace lion euros from the eu. Some of this funds of around four million euros here in the heart of Europe. Not money was channelled into two have been set aside for this project. least thanks to the freedom to major projects backed by horizon develop and grow in peace, Munich 2020, the eu’s Research and Inno- The Department of Labor and Eco- has emerged as an economic and vation Program. Flanked by nomic Development has launched cultural powerhouse. The European respected partners and in collabo- both projects in cooperation with Union embodies the communal will ration with other European munici- the other municipal departments. of the European peoples to live palities, we are developing the city together as partners and uphold of tomorrow. “Pact of Amsterdam” this freedom. We should never So we can see that Europe’s cities forget this historical background Innovative urban development receive money from the eu. But that when doubters rail against Europe The western edge of the city is the alone does not tell the whole story and call the very existence of the eu venue for the smart city project of the influence they have on Euro- into question. Europe is more than Smarter Together. Brussels has pean policy. The recent “Pact of just an economic community: The given Munich around seven million Amsterdam” restructured the eu’s European Union is the guarantee of euros to invest in innovative urban collaboration with local govern- peace, security and prosperity development projects in the pilot ments, anchoring it in a new Urban across our continent. region Neuaubing-Westkreuz and Agenda. The eu’s energetic com- in the new district of Freiham. mitment to the Urban Agenda These achievements must be In cooperation with local govern- shows that the Commission affords upheld and defended for future ment companies such as municipal high priority to municipal issues generations. This realization lends utility swm and urban renewal com- and is, now more than ever, willing even greater weight to the work we pany mgs, plus partners in the busi- to listen to local governments to do to prepare our cities for the ness and academic communities, find out what works well and what future – work that, without the sup- innovative concepts for energy effi- needs to be improved. This, too, is port of and close links to the eu, ciency and joined-up mobility are the fruit of many years’ work in can never succeed on a continental being developed and tested here. Brussels and in tandem with dedi- scale. cated networks such as eurocities and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (cemr). 4 Annual Report on European Activities 2016 City Council Commission meets decision-makers in Brussels On an on-site visit last July, Munich’s City Energy, digitization and transport Council Commission on Europe explored ways to Oettinger spoke of three key areas for the eu Commis- represent municipal interests and the topics to be sion – areas that are increasingly converging: energy, addressed in Brussels. Its visit provided an digitization and transport. Smart energy grids, he insight into the work of lobbying groups and pointed out, are only made possible by the use of digi- allowed the Commission to engage in talks with tal elements. In this context, he emphasized the decision-makers, eu institutions and the heads of importance of Munich’s smart city project “Smarter the Brussels offices of the local governments of Together” and showed a keen interest in receiving a Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Malmö. Deputy progress report. In particular, he welcomed the fact Mayor Josef Schmid led the delegation, which that Munich has included its twin city Kiev as an included City Councillors Manuel Pretzl, Jens observer in the consortium. Röver, Dr. Manuela Olhausen, Ulrike Boesser, Lydia Dietrich and Sonja Haider, as well as local In addition, the City Council Commission talked to government official Axel Markwardt. experts from the organizations representing the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian municipalities and the Top priority on the two-day trip was given to face-to- German Association of Cities about local governments’ face discussions with Members of the European Parlia- European activities in Brussels. A representative of ment and representatives of the European Commis- eurocities also presented the work of this city net- sion. Topics currently of relevance to local governments work, citing the coordination of cities’ interests as the and European policy issues were covered. Key topics main focus of effective European activities. The City of discussed included the Urban Agenda, the eu Strategy Munich has for years played a very active role in for the Alpine Region, green procurement, Brexit and eurocities’ various working groups. the planned free trade agreements. Intensive talks with Günther Oettinger, then eu Commissioner for the Digi- tal Economy and Society, were especially informative. Oettinger stressed the importance of high-speed Inter- net connectivity and the need to expand “digital high- ways”. From a technological perspective, he noted, the availability of fibre and the 5G mobile standard in par- ticular should be promoted. The City Council Commission on Europe is an advisory body for the City Council and comprises representatives of all political groupings that sit on the Council. It concerns itself with eu initiatives of rele- vance to local government, applications by municipal departments for eu projects, funding programs and position papers on eu consultation proceedings, which Munich forwards straight to the eu Commission. Voting members are: § Josef Schmid, Deputy Mayor and head of the Department of Labor and Economic Development § Manuel Pretzl, csu § Dr. Manuela Olhausen, csu § Ulrike Boesser, spd § Jens Röver, spd § Lydia Dietrich, Die Grünen / Rosa Liste § Gabriele Neff, fdp § Sonja Haider, ödp Annual Report on European Activities 2016 5 Helping to shape Europe Henriette Wägerle, Director of European Affairs at the Department of Labor and Economic Development 2016 was a difficult year for Europe. Hostility was the need to integrate refugees, it solutions and inte- directed towards European institutions.
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