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.

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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. Britain voted to grated urban development. Its project applications met leave the eu. Efforts to deal with the large numbers with success: We were not only able to secure funding of refugees sharply divided the eu member states. of around 15 million euros for Munich’s project compo- ­Terrorist attacks posed a challenge to democracy. nents. In the years ahead, we will also be working Munich, too, was and is affected by these developments. together with our peers around Europe to pilot new Yet even in this situation, the 187 members of the kinds of solutions for the whole continent – a hands‑on ­eurocities network came out clearly in favour of a way to shape the Europe of tomorrow. strong Europe and European cooperation. Despite the Brexit vote, the British member cities are likewise keen After tough negotiations, the United Nations was able to continue to work with the European network of cities. to ratify its Sustainable Development Goals (sdgs) in 2015 and agree on an Agenda 2030. On October 20, Notwithstanding, the Brexit vote made one thing clear: 2016, at “Habitat III” in Quito, the United Nations also We must work harder to explain to our citizens what ratified the New Urban Agenda, which gives cities a united Europe has achieved. In the cities in particular, around the world an important role in implementing we can see that the values of the European project the global sustainability strategy. Like other countries, continue to be lived out. Cities all over Europe are the German government will, in the years ahead, working closely together to try out the best solutions ­publish its own national sustainable strategy on the and, with the participation of local residents, to build a basis of this document. Then it will be the turn of local healthy economic, social and ecological future. governments to breathe life into the strategy. Europe’s cities have responded with solidarity, energy and action to the refugee situation. On an organizational level, Munich has already responded: The appointment of European Affairs In the current climate, it is all the more important that Officers at the municipal departments marked the next cities are indeed able to play an active part in driving step in our own Europe strategy, ensuring that we European integration forward. The Urban Agenda, remain well prepared for the increasing Europeaniza- in whose development Munich was deeply involved, tion of local government agendas that lies ahead. With marks an important step in this direction. That said, effect from January 1, 2016, municipal development both the eu’s institutions and the member states must cooperation activities were merged with the European work together even more closely if we are to build a Affairs Team, and the City Council commissioned us to stronger Europe. develop a concept for an overall “international affairs” strategy. One new focal point – “refugees and develop- In 2016, the Bavarian capital was not content merely to ment” – has already been identified. A concept for actively represent its interests and those of all of action is currently being drafted, and we are examining Europe’s major cities in respect of the eu Commission: what cooperation projects can be initiated with the Its local government also showed a willingness to roll regions affected by the refugee crisis. up its sleeves and tackle the challenges in practice. Together with other cities such as Lyon, Vienna, The Annual Report on European Activities 2016 is thus Madrid, Venice, Sofia, Kiev, Turku and many more the last edition of the report in its present form. besides, the staff of Munich’s local government devel- In the future, we will report about Munich’s activities oped exciting projects that transcend departmental in Europe and the world. boundaries and embrace different cities – projects that respond to the most pressing challenges to urban areas: energy issues, multimodal mobility systems,

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A stronger weighting for Europe’s cities

The advance of European integration in recent decades has also nurtured an awareness of the role of cities and municipalities at the European level. Many European policies have a very tangi- ble impact on the activities of local governments. Conversely, Europe depends on backing, partici- pation and ideas from the municipal level. All of which makes the eu’s Urban Agenda a vital tool.

The centrepiece of this agenda is the establishment of strategic partnerships in which cooperation takes place across various policy areas and on different levels of responsibility. The former is the guarantee of the latter. Resolved at the end of May 2016, the “Pact of Amsterdam” is the cornerstone of the eu’s Urban Agenda.

Cities are particularly hard hit by the principal chal- lenges that face the eu today: the integration of ­refugees, the ageing of society, the divide between rich and poor, increasing mobility and the consequences thereof. Cities are of huge importance to Europe: 72 per- cent of all Europeans live in cities, where 85 percent of Greater provision for local needs the continent’s gross domestic product is generated The primary focus is on aligning policies more strongly and 70 percent of all jobs are located. Tellingly, 70 per- with local needs, albeit without impinging on the cent of eu legislation too is implemented in the cities of authority of local governments. Specifically, this means Europe. that the partnerships will spend two to three years drafting proposals that would have an active impact on New ways of working the legislative process at the eu level. Despite the huge importance of cities, their represen­ tation in the process of making the policies that affect In future, local governments will have the opportunity them has hitherto been underweight. Now, the Urban to make known their concerns at the European level. Agenda is being implemented based on a new, demo- “Better regulation”, “better [use of eu] funding” and cratic way of working. The agenda has set twelve prior- “better knowledge” are the target parameters that the ity themes. One of these is the inclusion of migrants strategic partnerships aim to bring to life. and refugees, which is one of the most important issues of our day – for our cities too. eu Commission’s online portal At the end of the year under review, the eu Commission What is known as a “partnership” tackles each of the set up a new online portal for information about the priority themes. These partnerships are made up of eu’s policies on climate, mobility and the circular econ- selected member states, a number of cities, the Euro- omy in urban spaces. This “one-stop shop” portal pean Commission, European organizations (the Euro- covers political topics, but also helps cities make more pean Investment Bank, the Committee of the Regions, effective use of the eu’s funding options – especially in the European Economic and Social Committee) and the areas of affordable housing, energy efficiency and representatives of interest groups (non-government inclusion. An “Urban Data Platform” has also been set organizations, experts, representatives of the business up to give city officials and experts access to informa- community). All the experts assigned to a given theme tion on the current status and development of Europe’s work together as equals. more than 800 cities. This makes it easier to synchro- nize data, compare performance and monitor develop- ments – one of the pivotal goals of the Urban Agenda. 8 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Strategic partner- ships – the basis for collaboration

The Urban Agenda partnerships concen- trate on twelve priority themes. Each part- nership should not last for more than two to three years and should work through five phases. The first of these is the stock- taking phase in which the partnership identifies what is already being done about its particular theme. Preparatory actions then identify bottlenecks, areas of potential and the key areas on which the action plan should focus, before recommendations for the objectives of and deliverables from the action plan are defined in phase three. The action plan is implemented in phase Actively involved four and the overall process is evaluated in phase five in order to channel the insights gained into existing and new partnerships.

Munich has been involved in the process of establishing the Urban The following partnerships are Agenda right from the outset. The city has vigorously represented planned for the next few years: its interests towards the eu Commission, the European Parliament and at the national (German) level. Together with the eurocities §§Jobs and skills in the local economy network, it has seen many of its demands implemented. Munich §§Urban poverty now proposes that the eu Commission should work together with §§Housing cities to develop a model for long-term learning about European §§Inclusion of migrants and refugees urban development and the tangible impact of sectoral and spe- §§Sustainable use of land and nature-based cialized policies. solutions §§Air quality Here are some of Munich’s demands: §§Digital transition §§Appoint an urban ambassador to strengthen the practical coor- §§Innovative and responsible public dination of policy areas that have a bearing on cities within the procurement­ eu Commission. This urban ambassador should build bridges §§Climate adaptation between the individual sectoral policies, taking account of the §§Energy transition different levels of government (from local to supranational) in the §§Circular economy process. §§Urban mobility §§Reinforce cities’ direct participation in eu policy making. Prece- dence should be given to collaboration and partnership with cit- ies in a form that goes beyond fundamental consultations with the interest groups. §§Arrange for eu commissioners to meet with mayors and visit ­cities, and for Commission staff to spend shadowing periods in local government administrations. §§Establish a new multilevel governance strategy that involves civil society organizations in resolving social challenges and thus supports the perspective of the Committee of the Regions. §§Successful implementation of the Urban Agenda presupposes broad-based participation processes across member states, countries, regions and municipalities and embracing civil society and non‑government organizations. §§The European Commission should take steps to improve internal coordination between the individual Directorates General in ­relation to urban development. §§In addition, coordinated and regular strategic dialogue with the cities should take place at the level of the Vice President of the European Commission. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 9

Active and critical involvement in shaping free-trade agreements

Ever since the ttip negotiations began back in to give its consent. Now that the agreement has been 2013, Munich has played an active and critical signed, first the eu Parliament and then all national par- role in shaping the ttip, ceta and TiSA free-trade liaments will vote on its ratification. agreements. It takes the concerns of its citizens seriously and has formulated its demands with ttip great clarity. Three points are central to the It was originally intended for negotiations on the Trans- Bavarian capital’s interests: greater municipal atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (ttip) to be involvement in the negotiations, protection of completed by the end of 2016. However, since agree- local public services and protection of European ment on certain areas could not be reached during standards. successive rounds of negotiation, it was not possible to bring the process to a conclusion. The current status is One aspect of its work has been preparing a position that, especially regarding the opening of markets for paper on the planned free-trade agreement in collabo- services and public procurement, significant differ- ration with other European cities under the aegis the ences of opinion still remain. eurocities network. The position paper was revised and updated in May 2016 and circulated to all relevant During a very heated attempt at investor-state dispute eu actors. settlement (isds), the eu’s proposal was discussed, but there is so far no sign of rapprochement. With the us The amended position paper contains the elections now over, the eu Commission aims to safe- following­ points: guard the outcomes already achieved by the ttip nego- §§Cities should play a regular part in the negotiating tiations. The Commission plans to suspend negotia- process. tions until such time as the new us government ­signals §§The cities call on the eu Commission to conduct an that it is interested in resuming them. assessment of the direct and indirect impact of the free-trade agreements at local level, the findings of TiSA which should be channelled into the eu’s negotiating In early February, the Members of the European Parlia- positions. ment ratified their recommendations on negotiations §§The cities call for public services to be explicitly for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Their posi- exempted from the scope of the free-trade agree- tions were largely identical to the catalogue of ments, as the failure to do so would put the provision demands approved by the Munich City Council back in of these services at risk. The European Parliament 2014. According to the eu Parliament’s resolution, the expressly supports this demand. Services Agreement should give eu companies easier §§Provisions governing public procurement and state access to international markets. At the same time, aid must be retained within the framework of current however, neither the eu nor national or local authorities valid eu law. The thresholds for the procurement should be forced to open up public services to compe- directives should be retained. The possibility to apply tition. Nor should they be prevented from issuing legal environmental and social procurement criteria must stipulations in the general public interest, in the words be retained. of the meps. TiSA, they argue, must not be allowed to §§The free-trade agreements must not lead to a weak- undermine public services, our culture, labour law, ening of established eu standards in the following environmental standard and the protection of both areas: social security and occupational safety, social consumers and data. housing, the environment, consumer and data pro- tection, health protection, culture and education, Outlook food and product safety, and animal welfare. The free-trade agreements will continue to fuel discus- §§The right of all public governments to prescribe regu- sions and shape the work of the European Affairs Team lations must be protected. in 2017. While ttip negotiations are on hold and the ceta package has been wrapped up, all eyes will be on In the ceta agreement, which has already been negoti- TiSA, for which negotiations are ongoing. The aim of ated, many of these local government demands have this agreement is to tear down barriers to service com- been taken into account. panies with regard to the provision of services in other countries. ceta ceta stands for Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and was signed by the eu and Canada at the end of October 2016. The signing was preceded by a turbulent voting process at the Council of the Euro- pean Union, as Belgium’s Walloon region long refused 10 Annual Report on European Activities 2016 Munich’s part in the opinion-building process

Whenever the eu Commission plans a new political initiative or intends to revise existing legal prescriptions, it solicits public feedback in the form of a con- sultation. In other words, it asks local governments and individ- Simplifying the granting of state aid ual citizens to say what they think and weighs their views The European Commission is keen to maintain vigorous com- against expert reports. Munich petition in Europe. Of pivotal importance in this context is the plays a very active part in this eu’s current law on state aid, whose aim is to create a level opinion-building process. playing field for all market players with regard to government grants and subsidies. The complex legislation has a particularly For more information, visit strong impact on local governments that fund a variety of www.muenchen.de/europa public services. Aware of this, the eu Commission wants to modernize its state aid law, streamlining and simplifying the relevant provisions and procedures in order to keep bureau- cracy to an absolute minimum. One tool to ease the burden on municipalities is the General Block Exemption Regulation Support for caregiving relatives­ (gber), which defines certain categories of aid that are exempted from the requirement for prior notification of the The eu-Parliament strives to help families improve Commission. their work-life balance. To create the necessary conditions on the labour market, it ratified a reso- The gber itself is to be updated and expanded by adding new lution in 2016 which, on many issues, is in align- categories of aid. With a view to this move, the eu Commission ment with the positions expressed by Munich in launched two rounds of consultations in spring and autumn February 2016 during the consultation on ways to 2016. The City of Munich seized this opportunity and made its improve the work-life balance for working parents position and experience known to the eu Commission. and caregiving relatives. In its position paper, Munich points out that, in many cases, The modernization and adjustment of the eu’s the gber is not a suitable instrument of state aid for larger local legal and political framework for the labour governments. This is mainly because the regulation imposes market is intended to make it easier for parents sector-specific and volume-linked limits on state aid, as well as with children and/or individuals with relatives governing the intensity of its use. As a general rule, the Bavar- who need nursing care to strike a healthy bal- ian capital argues that gber thresholds should be high enough ance between the professional and private to permit large cities too to benefit from funding measures. It demands placed on their life. expressed the desire for tourism development to be included and for a general definition of infrastructure projects to also Munich’s position paper focuses on the issue of allow less common measures to be categorized. “caring for close relatives”, asserting that it is not enough merely to improve the options for com- bining nursing care with working life – e. g. by granting leaves of absence in cases the need for Sustainable bioenergy policy care is acute. The paper recommends that prophylactic healthcare offerings – such as spa By 2030, the eu member states aim to reduce greenhouse gas emis- treatment and recuperation courses, short-term sions by 40 % compared to 1990 levels, and to be generating at least care and day care – should also be made availa- 27 % of all energy from renewable sources. As they move towards this ble to caregiving relatives. goal, the eu Commission is weighing up the option of a consultation on the sustainability of bioenergy for the period after 2020. In its contribution to the consultation, the City of Munich also calls for greater incentives for In its position paper on the consultation, Munich advocates signifi- people with relatives who need care – to encour- cantly increasing the proportional use of other forms of renewable age them to shoulder the responsibility for giving energy – such as solar, wind and geothermal energy – alongside the care – as well as for flexible holiday and work continued use of bioenergy. The use of industrial waste to generate time provisions. Priority is given to the availability heat and electricity is also recommended. The focus of Munich’s bio- and quality of child care. Also, it should be energy policy is on using biogenic residues to generate energy. The made easier for fathers to take parental leave dry fermentation plant operated by municipal waste management and to switch between part-time and full-time corporation awm ferments around 20,000 tons of organic waste per employment. year. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 11

Money from the Return Fund well invested

In summer 2016, Munich par- ticipated in the eu Commis- sion’s consultation on the eu E-government: Protecting citizens’ privacy Return Fund. The objective of the fund is to cover the cost Modern e‑government is doing a lot to reduce bureaucracy and modernize public of repatriating migrants from administration. In future, the aim is therefore to enable more and more administrative third countries to their home processes to be handled online. The eu wants to promote the establishment of elec- countries, and to improve and tronic administrative procedures. In the process, harmonize the disparate “return management” proce- Munich is calling for attention to the following points: non-discriminatory access for all dures that currently exist to every public online service, user-friendly and personalized services, the one-time within the eu. In particular, transmission of user data to administrative bodies, services that are more secure and funding projects should be more trustworthy, the provision of mobile devices, and standardization. set up to support voluntary repatriation. The aim was for The City of Munich took part in the consultation on the eu Commission’s digital public the findings of the consulta- services and e‑government. The responses provided by the municipal departments tion to help the Commission made it clear that work remains to be done in a number of areas to implement the design and develop funding eGovernment Action Plan, and that key conditions for the development of electronic tools for the future. public services must first be put in place even at the eu level. Munich cited the absence of generally accepted electronic identities and a general lack of data connectivity in the Munich was able to contrib- public sector as major obstacles to the introduction of digital public services. It also ute the experience it had noted that complex legal provisions hinder the digitization of administrative procedures. gained with the “Coming Home” project, which was As a fundamental prerequisite for e‑government, the City of Munich reiterated its stance organized by the Social Ser- that citizens’ privacy must be protected in line with eu data protection law. vices Department’s Repatria- tion Assistance Office and subsidized with money from the Return Fund. The bottom EU Transparency Register resolved line was that the Return Fund had had a very positive The protest staged by large European cities against having lobbyists impact on municipal adminis- and local governments grouped together was successful: The eu tration activities in the con- Commission took the objections seriously. text of repatriation assistance. The draft version of a binding Transparency Register for the eu ­Parliament, Council and Commission will now exclude member Thanks to the Return Fund, states’ public institutions at the national and subnational levels, as the goal of improving cooper- well as their associations. This exemption is conditional on the provi- ation between member states sion that they act solely on behalf of the relevant public authorities. and with third countries on all Having evaluated the public consultation, the Commission came to administrative levels has been the conclusion that local and regional authorities and their represent- achieved. The opportunity to ative associations should be exempted from the new agreement. In share experience, examples other words, much of the feedback from the public consultation was of best practices and informa- accommodated in the final wording. The Commission cited as its tion proved especially useful. reason the fact that public, democratically elected structures and their various levels of government occupy a special status within the The activities paid for out of European system, and that representing the interests of these the Return Fund were care- ­organizations cannot therefore be equated with lobbying activities. fully attuned to the needs of During the consultation, the City of Munich had insisted that the the people concerned. At the ­representatives of local government authorities and municipal asso- same time, Munich’s position ciations did not fall within the scope of the register. At European paper points out that the level, Munich has spent two years actively advocating this position practical outworking of in respect of European institutions. The Bavarian capital welcomes eu-wide standards for repatri- transparency in lobbying activities as a general rule. It nevertheless ation assistance varies – very believes that a fundamental distinction should be drawn between considerably, in some cases – local governments’ participation in the political process, on account from member state to of their constitutional status, and the lobbying activities of business member state. and other interest groups. 12 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Munich’s strategy to adapt to climate change shows the way forward

Mayors Adapt has set up a the City of Munich”, a concept rati- flooding), and the Riem district as twinning program to pool expe- fied by a plenary session of the City an example of urban planning that rience on adapting to climate Council on November 15, 2016. pays special attention to ecological change. Munich applied to par- principles. ticipate – and was chosen as a In April, Prague’s head of environ- “mentor city”, with Prague as mental affairs, employees from its Return visit in Prague its partner. environment department and The City of Prague invited Munich ­members of its institute for urban to return the visit within the frame- Mayors Adapt is the European planning and development came to work of an international conference Commission’s initiative in recogni- Munich. Their visit was organized on “Urban adaptation, planning and tion of the fact that cities and by the Department of Environment practice: Supporting nature‑based municipalities must adapt to those and Health, assisted by the Depart- solutions” in October. During this consequences of climate change ment of Labor and Economic visit, work on developing the adap- that are no longer avoidable, as Development. The two cities face tation concept for Munich was pre- well as continuing to reduce co2 similar climate-related challenges: sented together with the Isar Plan. emissions (under the Covenant of §§An increase in heat extremes Both presentations elicited a very Mayors). Munich joined the Mayors §§Longer hot spells positive echo. The ensuing panel Adapt initiative in 2014; and, in §§Changes in the pattern of discussion explored those aspects 2015, the Covenant of Mayors and precipitation­ and approaches that could also be Mayors Adapt were brought §§An increase in localized heavy implemented in Prague. together under the umbrella of the rain Covenant of Mayors for Climate This dialogue gave both cities and Energy. Discussions focused on the devel- ­valuable insights into how to tackle opment of strategies and actions to the subject of adapting to changed Signatory cities commit to drafting adapt to climate change in Munich climatic conditions and how spe- local strategies to adapt to climate and Prague. In addition, two local cific actions can be implemented. change and/or to incorporating examples of good practices were Prague and Munich plan to stay in adaptation to climate change in visited in close collaboration with touch on this score. existing master plans. In Munich, the Department of Public Building these activities are governed by Construction and the Department “Adaptation to Climate Change in of Urban Planning and Building Regulations: the renatured Isar river (in preparation for heavy rain and Annual Report on European Activities 2016 13

Developing ecofriendly and affordable transport systems

Munich’s transport and mobility concept is an integral component of its urban development strategy. The Mobility section of the Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations Consumers’ rights ­presented it at the conference “Master Mobility Plan for Green Cities – Sustainable and Inter­ strengthened connected Cities in Europe”.

The conference was held in November in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was organized by Salzburg-based Institute The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg of the Regions of Europe (ire), which has already unreservedly upheld Munich’s position on staged similar conferences in Germany, Austria, Poland ­consumer protection law in a verdict dated and Italy since 2012. Around 80 people from seven ­September 22, 2016. As a result, the country of European countries attended the event, most of them origin must now also be stated on honey in from Southern Europe. Representing cities, the eu single-portion­ packages. Commission and scientific and research institutes, the speakers emphasized the need for attractive, eco­ Everyone knows the little 20-gram honey trays you see friendly and sustainable but also affordable transport in canteens, bakeries and hotel breakfast buffets. systems for the sustainable future development of The question of whether these single-portion packages Europe’s cities and regions. should indicate the honey’s country of origin is a matter for European law. Accordingly, the Bavarian Administrative Court, before which the suit was initially brought, referred the case for clarification to the Euro- pean Court of Justice, the highest court in the eu. The latter was called on to decide whether single-­portion packages of honey constitute a “prepackaged” food within the meaning of the relevant eu regulation – and the answer was yes. “Green City” Ljubljana In issuing this verdict, the European Court of Justice upheld the claim of the City of Munich. In future, the country of origin must be specified on single-portion It was no coincidence that Ljubljana was chosen to packages irrespective of whether they are sold individ- host this event. The Slovenian capital is a successful ually or served as part of a meal in a canteen or com- example of how to implement modern mobility con- munal institution. cepts in a city of around 280,000 people – a city which, since Slovenia’s accession to the eu, has experienced The verdict of the European Court of Justice will help very positive development. Ljubljana today has a strengthen consumers’ right to information in practice. ­spacious pedestrian area and a traffic-calmed, well­ preserved old town, electric vehicles, a bicycle hire system and a subterranean car park beneath the old town for residents and visitors alike. These achieve- ments won Ljubljana the eu’s title of “Green City”. 14 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

How Munich is investing­ for a greener future

The world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials man- agement (ifat) in Munich is traditionally the time of year when international con- tacts are at their most intensive for awm, Munich’s waste management corporation. 2016 was no exception, with international delegations welcomed to awm’s headquar- ters on most days of the fair.

Almost simultaneously, the eu Commission was stag- Circular Economy Package ing Green Week 2016 in Brussels. Green Week is the continent’s foremost annual forum for debating Euro- nearing completion pean environmental policy and sharing best-practice examples. This year’s motto was “Investing for a greener future”. The two events were linked for the first Local government lobbying for a new, sustainable approach to time, which was an added bonus for the Bavarian business is paying dividends: The European Circular Economy ­capital – on top of the opportunity to present a flagship Package is on the home strait. recycling project to an international trade audience. One new feature of Green Week was a series of related When will the last ton of waste be dumped? How high should partner events outside Brussels on the local, national, Europe’s recycling quotas be, and by when must all member states European and international levels. An excursion to comply with them? For what should the producers of goods be waste disposal facilities in Munich, organized by the responsible, and whose job is it to dispose of municipal waste? vku Association of Municipal Companies, was included Since the 2016 summer break, Members of the European Parliament in the program of partner events and advertised as have been debating these and other important questions about the such at ifat. future of waste management.

Transforming waste into high-quality soil Intensive discussions This trip illustrated the full cycle of organic waste at Beginning in December 2015, intensive talks with representatives of two places in Munich. It took in one of the most mod- the Commission, parliamentarians, their staff and many other players ern recycling centres in Munich, where garden waste in the future of Europe’s circular economy were needed simply to lay is collected separately in addition to nearly 30 different the foundation for the current discussions. In January 2016, the mem- reusable materials. Local potting soil – the end product bers of the eurocities Waste Working Group presented their ideas at of the organic waste treatment process – is sold here. a Brussels conference attended by more than 300 people and organ- awm’s dry fermentation plant converts up to ized jointly by Municipal Waste Europe (mwe) and eurocities. The pro- 22,500 tons of organic waste into biogas and electric- cess of intensive dialogue that these actors set in motion continued ity every year. The fermentation is then mixed with throughout the year, branching out into one-on-one meetings in some ­garden waste to create valuable compost that is then cases. To this end, the Brussels offices of the Association of Municipal refined into high-quality soil. Experts from Germany, Companies (vku), eurocities and mwe organized an extensive pro- Luxembourg, China and Switzerland took part in gram of visits to the European Parliament. the visit. The position of municipal waste management companies in Europe If the eu Commission decides once again to hold part- can be summarized as follows: ner events during Green Week 2017, awm will again §§The dumping of all biodegradable waste, waste suitable for material sign up to participate. This is, after all, an excellent recycling and waste suitable for thermal energy uses should be dis- opportunity to establish valuable leads and contacts in continued in order to reduce emissions that are harmful to the cli- Europe and beyond. mate. §§In line with the oecd definition, the term “municipal waste” should be defined solely on the basis of qualitative and not quantitative ­criteria to prevent waste from small businesses being excluded from recycling targets. §§Recycling plants should require compulsory certification to ensure high-quality processing/recycling and stamp out the improper use of calculation methods due to the relabelling of process steps. §§The provisions governing extended producer responsibility should be adjusted to ensure secure financing for all steps in the lifecycle, including the elimination of materials disposed of incorrectly and the littering of public spaces. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 15

Calendar of lobbying activities in 2016

Successful lobbying is hard work – witness the appointments book of Günther Langer from awm, Munich’s waste management corporation:

January 21–22 vku Management Committee: Pres- entation of the activities and plan of action for the Expert Committee on European Waste Management

January 27–28 eurocities Waste Working Group in Brussels: Discussion and coordination of the position paper on the European Circular Economy Package

January 29 eurocities and mwe waste seminar with 300 participants in Brussels

February 15–16 Meeting of the Expert Committee on European Waste Management in Brussels: Discussion and coordination of the position paper on the European §§The Ecodesign Directive and the European Ecolabel provisions must Circular Economy Package with Members of the Euro- be amended quickly to improve the reparability and recycling of pean Parliament products and enable consumers to consciously choose resource- friendly alternatives. April 19–22 One-on-one talks with Members of the §§A knowledge platform for Europe’s circular economy should be set European Parliament and their staff up and promoted to facilitate the sharing of best-practice examples across all member states, in particular at the regional and municipal May 13 awm involvement in Europe Day: Short inter- levels. view on awm’s role in European waste policy and §§The roadmap “Exploiting the Potential of Waste to Energy under the waste consulting Energy Union Framework Strategy and the Circular Economy” pub- lished by the eu Commission in February 2016 should be officially April 30 – May 2 ifat in Munich: Guided tour to a recognized and should also make provision for waste incineration in biogas plant as part of the Green Week Brussels partner the context of the Circular Economy Package. program, panel discussion of European waste policy, meeting of the Expert Committee on European Waste The Committee on the Environment (envi) oversees the Circular Econ- Management and presentations at awm’s head office omy Package at the European Parliament. Its rapporteur is Simona Bonafé (S & D/Italy). Karl-Heinz Florenz (epp) is the shadow rapporteur June 14 – 15 eurocities Waste Working Group in on the German side. Ms. Bonafé published her report at the end of Oslo: Discussion and coordination of the position paper May 2016. Thanks to the lobbying that preceded publication, Munich’s on the European Circular Economy Package waste management corporation awm was able to successfully ­incorporate several of its positions and proposals in the draft report. September 7 – 8 Meeting of the Expert Committee on European Waste Management in Brussels: Discussion Voting scheduled for February 2017 and coordination of the position paper on the European Based on this draft report, more than 1,500 requests for changes to Circular Economy Package and attendance of a cemr the Circular Economy Package were formulated at the eu Parliament Expert Group meeting on waste by the end of June 2016. Most of them concerned the Waste Frame- work Directive. An initial reading in the Committee on the Environ- September 29 – 30 Presentation on European waste ment had been planned for early November 2016. However, given the policy at the vku’s regional congress in Hesse large number of change requests, the schedule was delayed. The first reading in the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment October 18 – 20 eurocities Waste Working Group in was therefore pushed back to January 23 – 24, 2017. Voting in the Ljubljana: Discussion and coordination of the position ­plenary session is due to take place in March or April. At the present paper on the European Circular Economy Package and time, usually well-informed sources are assuming that the debate will talks with representatives of the eu Commission continue under the Estonian presidency in the second half of 2017. Via the agency of the Association of Municipal Companies, eurocities, November 9 Network meeting for local government mwe and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (cemr), actors involved in European affairs Munich’s waste management corporation will continue to have its say on possible compromise solutions in the negotiations that lie ahead. Abbreviations: AWM = Munich’s waste management corporation; VKU = Association of Municipal Companies; CEMR = Council of European Municipalities and Regions; MWE = Municipal Waste Europe; IFAT = World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management 16 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

New focus: Flight and development

Although the number of refu- meeting with Germany’s Develop- neighbouring countries. To create gees declined, the refugee crisis ment Minister Dr. Gerd Müller in real prospects of a viable future in remained one of the biggest Munich. “In light of the refugee these places, precedence will be challenges to politics and soci- crisis,” Schmid said, “it is impera- given to providing qualifications pri- ety in 2016. In response, the City tive that we in future concern our- marily to young refugees based on of Munich established efforts to selves more intensively with the local ­government knowledge trans- address the reasons why people subject of flight and play a more fer. The aim is to teach these people flee their countries as a future active role in fighting the causes of practical skills that enable them to focus of local government devel- flight at the root.” secure a livelihood, so that they can opment cooperation. Its commit- Cooperation project with a then play an active part in the ment will now concentrate even host municipality future rebuilding process along the more on regions from which ref- Local governments in Syria’s neigh- Syrian border or in Syria itself. ugees flee and the initial destina- bouring countries face immense tions that take them in. challenges in providing and caring Until recently, the intention was to for refugees. Living conditions in cooperate in this way with the east- The creation of a development these places depend materially on ern Turkish community of Mardin, policy coordination unit marked one the capabilities of these towns and 20 kilometres from the Syrian important step in this direction. The cities. Munich possesses vast poten- border. However, current political unit was staffed in December and tial in terms of experience and skills developments in Turkey pose a will draft a concept for action to to actively support local administra- threat to this project: In November, anchor the new focus on flight and tions in the regions affected. the mayor of Mardin was arrested, development, forge stronger links and one of his colleagues and 420 between development policy and Following the lead given by a new other staff were removed from refugee-related activities at local initiative launched by the Federal office. The community is now being government level, and set up Ministry for Economic Cooperation forcibly administered by the provin- ­concrete cooperation projects with and Development (bmz), Munich is cial governor. As things stand, it is municipalities affected abroad. therefore planning a project part- unclear whether cooperation will Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid out- nership with a host municipality for still be possible. lined the new focus at an October refugees in one of Syria’s Annual Report on European Activities 2016 17

A shift of perspective: Munich – Maghreb

The City of Munich is playing its part in strengthening Dr. Chabou spent a week immersing herself in every- local government structures in the Maghreb region. day life, successful projects and current participation Supported by the federal development program processes at the Department of Urban Planning and CoMun, it enabled Dr. Meriem Chabou, lecturer at the Building Regulations. Having concerned herself with Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme in “informal construction” in studies of her own, she was Algiers, to spend a work shadowing period in Munich. especially interested in projects to accommodate ­refugees, projects to provide living space to all swathes The work shadowing took place within the framework of the population and public participation standards in of the European Academy Berlin’s project “Baladiya – Munich. A walking tour of the Innsbrucker Ring/Berg New paths in urban development”. This project targets am Laim” district, which is currently being modernized, skilled workers and specialists from Algeria, Morocco also explored a wide range of area development and Tunisia in the field of urban development. How the ­activities such as the construction of noise prevention people in these countries will live and work in future elements, the design of open spaces and efforts to will largely be decided in the cities. Urban development improve the centre of the district. thus has a powerful influence on social conditions and on the success of the changes that citizens and politicians want to bring about.

Cooperation with Kasserine Difficult living conditions in the states of the Maghreb have prompted increased migration from the North African region to Europe. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Tunisia, formerly a heavily central- ized country, has seen popular interest in decentralization pro- cesses rise very sharply. One par- ticular concern for informed citizens is the desire to be actively involved cooperation with the Department of in central decision-making pro- Public Building Construction, a cesses in both government and method is currently being devel- administration. Tunisia still has little oped to successfully involve the cit- experience in these areas. izens of Kasserine in the project.

The German Society for Interna- tional Collaboration (giz) has called on German municipalities to partici- pate in clearly defined small-scale projects in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In this context, the Bavarian capital is working together with the Tunisian town of Kasserine. The objective of this knowledge transfer to the Maghreb region is to create an open space that enhances the quality of public community life. In

Munich – a laboratory for the European city of tomorrow

The eu Commission has chosen Munich, Lyon and multimodal mobility off erings and multifunctional Vienna to pilot ground-breaking smart city solu- neighbourhood sharing boxes, as well as a dedicated tions. The eu project “Smarter Together” is turn- smart neighbourhood app that will intelligently link up ing Munich into a laboratory for the European city municipal and mobility services in the pilot district. of the future, as local government collaborates In Munich, Smarter Together is also drawing on the closely with numerous partners in the business specialist knowledge of eleven partners in the business and academic communities. and academic communities.

The aim is to harness cutting-edge technology and use As many as eight mobility stations are to be set up in data intelligently to fi nd answers to questions about the neighbourhood by 2019. Local transport utility mvg the future or urban development. Residents’ quality of is in charge of a package of measures for sustainable life is to be improved, homes are to become more mobility solutions, which it is implementing in coopera- energy-effi cient and connected mobility off erings are to tion with local government and other actors in the pro- be created. Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid is responsible ject area. At these stations, mvg will link its core public for the project, and for him the magic number is 20: transport off erings to other mobility building blocks The goal is for the activities of the Munich Smarter such as e-car sharing vehicles from Stattauto, utility

Together project to reduce co2 emissions by more than pedelecs/e-trikes and charging stations for electric 20 percent, to generate more than 20 percent of cars. Local digital information points and the smart energy from renewable sources and to improve energy neighbourhood app will serve as the control system, effi ciency by more than 20 percent. By 2050, Munich informing local residents about the availability of mobil- indeed wants the Neuaubing-Westkreuz district to ity off erings. achieve a zero carbon footprint. Cutting energy consumption Between now and the start of 2021, Munich is investing A comprehensive structural, technical and energy effi - the funds it receives from the eu in the Neuaubing- ciency analysis will be provided to home owners. Westkreuz/Freiham district, home to around Based on the fi ndings, proposals for modernization will 30,000 people on the city’s western edge. This, the be drafted that factor in the latest technologies, as well largest but most sparsely populated district of Munich, as innovative fi nancing models such as crowdfunding is now also the biggest urban development space and contracting. Close attention will be paid to reliable in Germany. planning, costing and fi nancing. The plan is to raise 42,000 square metres of living space to a high stand- Lighthouse for smart city development ard of energy effi ciency while at the same time cutting Model activities are being developed in Munich to household energy consumption by deploying smart serve as an example for other cities in Europe. Along- home features. side energy-related housing refurbishment, Smarter Together also includes plans for smart street lamps, 20 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

The living lab: a central meeting place to shape the neighbourhood

“Smarter Together” gets locals in the pro- ject neighbourhood actively engaged to ensure that the resultant applications are practical, workable and genuinely meet the needs of residents. To this end, urban renewal company Münchner Gesellschaft These measures will be flanked by the use of renewa- für Stadterneuerung mbH has set up a ble energy. A growing share of the district’s energy “smart living lab”. needs should be met using district heating from the geothermal power plant in Freiham and by distributing The lab hosts regular workshops, lectures, film photovoltaic modules across residential buildings. nights and debates. At the same time, it is a A battery store will allow surplus energy to be fed into forum where people can pool and share their the virtual power plant operated by municipal utility opinions, interests, knowledge and experience. swm. Small-scale power generation plants will become Mobility stations, sharing boxes and smart more cost-efficient as a result. The virtual power plant street lamps are only three of the many meas- will establish connectivity between a large number of ures that are planned and will ultimately help generation plants, thereby helping to stabilize regional create a smart city. But how must district shar- grids thanks to smart power management. Energy-re- ing boxes be designed to best accommodate lated refurbishment together with moves to ramp up a delivery, shopping and sharing service? And the provision of energy from renewable sources can what exactly should the locally piloted smart save as much as 700 tons of co2 emissions per year. street lamps be able to do? Provide WiFi? Measure traffic volumes? These are the kind Smart data, not big data of questions that local residents and experts On the technology front, the focus is on the intelligent from local government and its partners in use of information. Smart data, not big data is the industry can discuss in order to develop motto: quality, not quantity. Logically, therefore, only ­specific solutions for their immediate neigh- those data will be collected, crunched and made avail- bourhood. able that yield direct benefits to local residents or to the city as a whole. Privacy and data security com- New form of public participation mand top priority. Smart street lamps are a case in The Munich Center for Technology in Society, point: Sensors will enable these street lamps to harvest a facility run by the Technical University of environmental, weather and traffic information – and Munich, has organized conceptual design adjust the brightness of lighting accordingly. workshops as a new form of public participa- tion. Hosted in the local neighbourhood, these Building the future together workshops serve to examine situations, iden- The Smarter Together project is being realized in col- tify problem areas, design and test prototype laboration with municipal enterprises, the corporate solutions and explore alternatives. That gives sector and academia. The project partners are: Bet- local residents a very real way to influence tervest, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineer- the design and conception of the planned ing (iao), the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics measures.­ (ibp), G5, mvg/swm, Securitas, Siemens, Stattauto München, the Munich Center for Technology in Society Concrete implementation of the Smarter (mcts) at the Technical University of Munich (tum), Together project began on June 2 in the tum’s Chair of Building Technology and Climate ­Neuaubing-Westkreuz and Freiham project Responsive Design, and the University of St. Gallen. area on the western edge of Munich. Deputy Project management has been entrusted to Munich’s Mayor Josef Schmid, head of the Department Department of Labor and Economic Development. of Labor and Economic Development, sees On the ground, local government urban renewal com- public participation as an important mandate pany mgs is coordinating concrete processes in the for the project: “It’s all about making everyday pilot neighbourhood. Other municipal agencies life better and simpler for the people who live involved in the project include the Department of here. That’s why it is so important for locals to Urban Planning and Building Regulations, the it unit be involved in shaping the project. Ultimately, attached to the city’s Managerial Board and the though, the locals themselves decide what Department of Public Building Construction. they really need.” Annual Report on European Activities 2016 21

Shared objectives

At a meeting in Lyon last March, the cities of Lyon, Lyon, Munich and Vienna have set themselves the Munich and Vienna announced the offi cial launch of following project targets: the eu project “Smarter Together”. The European Com- § Smart refurbishment of 143,067 m2 of living space, mission had selected these three cities from over mostly in social housing, to cut energy consumption

40 candidates, and they will now receive funds total- and co2 emissions roughly in half ling eur 24.7 million to channel into innovative urban § 17.2 Megawatts of new, renewable, local energy development. Munich-based projects will receive about capacity in the various districts/project areas eur 6.85 million. This money will be boosted by local § 15 innovative e-mobility solutions for passenger and government’s own contributions and funding from freight transport, saving 95.5 tons of carbon dioxide businesses and research organizations, with the result per year that eur 20 million in all will be invested in § More than 1,500 new jobs created with the assis- Neuaubing-Westkreuz. tance of integrated ict solutions and in dialogue with local residents Representatives of the three European lighthouse cities, three “follower cities” (Santiago de Compostela, Sofi a and Venice), two observer cities (Kiev and Yokohama), local and international companies, research institutes, smes and the European Commis- sion all came together in March to stake out their plan and vision for a better quality of life in (ageing) urban neighbourhoods.

Standing in for Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid, who also heads Munich’s Department of Labor and Economic Development, Munich City Councillor Johann Sauerer (csu) told the gathering in Lyon what Munich expects from the project and what it will contribute. Sauerer agreed with the representatives of Vienna and Lyon that involving local citizens is a key success factor in shaping the city of tomorrow. Dialogue with Graz The three lighthouse cities are of comparable size and dynamism and will target fi ve specifi c areas: § “Living labs” – a format to facilitate the participation In November, a delegation from Munich visited the German-Austrian of local residents urban network, an association of cities which has applied itself to the § District heating and renewable energy for the implementation of urban development actions funded by the erdf for targeted low-energy districts the past 20 years, and which has already formulated its positions for § Comprehensive, integrated refurbishment to achieve the coming funding period. The network’s conference in Graz tackled low energy levels in public and private construction the subject of “Smart city solutions and digitization in urban develop- by local government and relevant cooperatives ment”. Representatives of the European Aff airs Team took the opportu- § A platform for smart data management and smart nity to showcase Munich’s “Smarter Together” project and, in return, services in integrated infrastructure installations were able to gather a wealth of information about Graz’s own smart city § Sustainable e-mobility project. 22 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Shared mobility – and the living is easy

Thanks to the eu-subsidized pro- A model for other new transport is complemented by ject civitas eccentric, the urban quarters attractive new alternatives. Mobility Domagkpark/Parkstadt New construction work is prevalent services of all kinds – car sharing, Schwabing quarter is becoming in the Domagkpark and the adjacent electric cars, bicycles and pedelecs, a test bed for new forms of Parkstadt Schwabing district; and in delivery bicycles and electric scoot- ­living and mobility. After its this quarter, an integrated approach ers – are made available to local application for funding was brings public participation, electro- residents at central mobility stations. accepted, local government can mobility, logistics, shared mobility The power needed to charge the now pump four million euros and mobility management together. batteries comes from solar panels into the project over the next The aim is for this quarter to serve on the roofs of residential buildings. four years. As a result, local res- as a model for sustainable urban Vacant parking spaces in the under- idents will see their quality of development and urban mobility – ground garage can be reserved and life raised as living and mobility an example to be followed by other used by smartphone app. take on innovative new forms. districts under new development, such as the Prinz-Eugen-Park, the A ride sharing app sets up short, civitas eccentric seeks to develop, Bayernkaserne military barracks, ad‑hoc trips to work, furniture stores test and conduct scientific studies Freiham and the northeast of or sports centres, for example. of solutions for sustainable mobility Munich. Moreover, the development of an in locations around the edge of city app for barrier-free indoor routing, centres. In Munich, the geographi- Easing the pressure to find training courses to help older cal focus is on the fast-growing parking space people learn how to use digital northern part of the city in general Central to the project is the idea of mobility offerings, and the addition and the Domagkpark/Parkstadt linking the static act of living in a of special e‑bicycles to local trans- Schwabing quarter in particular. given location to the mobile act of port utility mvg’s selection of two- Nearly 250,000 residents live in just participating in traffic. To ease the wheeled vehicles will, in particular, 79 km2 of space in the north of pressure to find accessible parking also encourage the participation Munich, and the number is continu- space, every resident should be of users with impaired mobility. ing to rise. given the option of doing without a An innovative communication private car. To make sure that works, ­concept, a traffic safety concept the project is bringing together all and a parking space management existing offerings and developing a concept underpin these new new, integrated mobility concept in offerings.­ which the traditional use of public

CIVITAS ECCENTRIC

Not only city centres, but also urban districts outside these centres need to find solutions if the volume of traffic associated with the rapid influx of new arrivals is to be properly mastered. In responding to these challenges, the Bavarian capital and four other European cities – Madrid (Spain), Ruse (Bulgaria), Stockholm (Sweden) and Turku (Finland) – submitted a successful project application within the framework of civitas. Funds of eur 20 million have been set aside to implement a total of 50 measures in the participating cities. Dialogue and the pooling of experience across all five cities is another important component of the project.

The Department of Public Order has been entrusted with project manage- ment in Munich. Partners include the Department of Labor and Economic Development, local transport utility mvg, Green City e. V., Green City ­Projekt GmbH and local cooperative DomagkPark Quartiersgenossen- schaft, with scientific support coming from the Technical University of Munich’s Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning. The Depart- ment of Urban Planning and Building Regulations is also closely involved and is supervising coordination with two related projects, Smarter Together and City2Share. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 23

European strategy for the Alpine region

The hands-on experience gathered by cities and metropolitan regions is indispensable to the second key part of the los_dama! project, which forms the link between front-line practice and the European level.

Local and regional governments important to implementation The eu has set itself ambitious goals with the Green Infrastructure Strategy and the Strategy for the Alpine Region (eusalp). Yet these strategies need to be solidly “grounded”, and they need the cities, municipalities and regions to implement them. When introducing new rules, but also when providing funding, due account must be taken of the institutional, social and economic conditions on the ground. This feedback is crucial if Finding innovative ways to develop the content of the eu’s policies is to be continually developed and open spaces in metropolitan areas improved. For this reason, Munich is representing the los_dama! ­project and its network in eusalp los_dama! – a project to develop landscape Action Group 7 (ag7), whose and open spaces in Alpine cities and metro- ­mandate is to develop ecological politan areas – got off to a successful start ­connectivity in the whole eusalp in the year under review. The Department of territory. The group is led by the Urban Planning and Building Regulations is spearheading the project, which Bavarian Ministry of the Environ- was given the nod by the eu Interreg vb Alpine Space Program in October ment and Consumer Protection and 2016. the Slovenian Institute of Nature Conservation. The Free State of los_dama! stands for Landscape and Open Space Development in Alpine Metro­ Bavaria holds the presidency of politan Areas. The growth of attractive metropolitan areas in the Alpine region is cur- eusalp in 2017. los_dama! and rently creating major challenges for regional open space planning. Faced with the eusalp ag7 are taking advantage of conflicting demands of housing development, local recreation, transport, nature con- this favourable climate to stage a servation, agricultural, forestry and other uses, how can open spaces and landscapes joint event to develop green infra- be protected and developed? How can they accommodate new social needs? And structure in cities and metropolitan how can local residents be actively involved? These are questions of vital importance. areas in the Alpine region.

Initial meeting in Salzburg Munich is also participating in the Hosted by the Salzburg Institute of Regional Planning and Housing, the first meeting eu’s astus project, another action was also attended by the cities of Trent and Vienna, the Grenoble-Alpes metropolitan group aiming to promote inter­ region, the Piedmont region, the Slovenian Institute for Urban Planning and universi- modality and interoperability in pas- ties from Grenoble, Tübingen and Munich (tum). Salzburg itself, which is involved in senger and freight transport. Work implementation, and Graz also took part. They joined with Zurich and other cities to in the three policy areas of eusalp – form a wider network set up to coincide with the project. Economic Growth and Innovation, Mobility and Connectivity, Environ- Local pilot projects integrated in a transnational learning experience are the core of ment and Energy – is done by a the los_dama! project. Within Munich’s greenbelt, new forms of regional cooperation total of nine action groups. and innovative approaches to landscape development are being piloted. www.alpine-region.eu www.alpine-space.eu/projects/los_dama/ 24 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Promoting ecofriendly mobility and housing development with ASTUS

People who live out of town may save on their rent, but Shared platform they have to pay more to commute to work in the city. The lead partner for the astus project is France’s Based on practical examples in and around Munich, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Other project partners the eu’s moreco project (July 2011 to June 2014) inves- from the Bavarian capital include the Munich Transport tigated the link between mobility costs and the choice and Tariff Association (mvv) and the Technical of one’s place of residence. Since then, partly to ­University of Munich’s Chair of Urban Structure and ­continue to apply the lessons learned from moreco, Transport Planning. Thanks to their participation, the new eu project astus (Alpine Smart Transport and aspects of the reduction of co2 emissions can be taken Urbanism Strategies) has been approved and will run into account in the planning of both mobility solutions until October 2019. astus focuses on improvements and housing development. Building on a shared and possibilities for environmentally friendly mobility in ­platform, the aim is to offer the conversion of existing, urban regions. little-used buildings, local home exchange rings and home sharing models. As with moreco, special moreco (Mobility and Residential Costs) succeeded in ­attention will be paid to ­communicating the options for bringing the principal actors involved in housing implementation in a way that the individual target ­development and traffic planning closer together. groups can readily ­understand. The project used varied and innovative forms of infor- mation transfer to highlight issues that local govern- The intention is for astus to supply content to support ment must factor into their housing development and the umbrella organization eusalp (eu Strategy for traffic planning measures. It also identified possible the Alpine Region), which is under Bavarian presidency courses of action. Even down to the level of individual in 2017. Alongside the city of Munich itself, further households, this sharpened local and regional players’ study areas include the municipalities of Neubiberg awareness of the problems involved. The moreco and Haar. comics and the colouring book reprinted with kind per- mission of the Federal Ministry of Transport and ­Digital Infrastructure generated especially keen inter- est. The findings of moreco are still being presented in the context of national and international events in Germany and abroad.

Less urban traffic congestion

Let it flow! That, at least, is the aim of the eu’s flow object of this project, which is being handled by the research project. In February 2016, Munich’s art district Department of Urban Planning and Building Regula- was chosen as the venue for a pilot project to improve tions. Traffic simulation techniques are being applied to the local traffic situation. the example of the Arcisstrasse to model and investi- Less urban traffic congestion thanks to improved offer- gate possible ways to improve the crossing situation as ings for pedestrians and cyclists? What exactly that realistically as possible. Suitable actions are being could look like is the issue being addressed by flow fleshed out in close collaboration with the working (Furthering Less Congestion by Creating Opportunities group “Traffic in the Art District”. The fifth flow project for more Walking and Cycling). The objective is to consortium meeting is scheduled to be held in Munich reduce urban traffic snarl-ups and design passenger in April 2017. transport on a more sustainable financial and ecologi- cal footing. Pedestrian crossings are currently the www.h2020-flow.eu Annual Report on European Activities 2016 25

ERDF funding for district cooling network

District cooling is an ecofriendly To this end, the Bavarian capital is overall urban development concept, and energy-efficient alternative receiving a subsidy that will proba- the plan is for municipal utility to conventional air-conditioning bly total about eur 1.67 million. company­ swm to supply the area systems. The benefit to the The current planning status points with low-carbon, ecofriendly district environment is substantial: to a total cost of approximately cooling to cool both homes and ­District cooling causes fewer eur 16.5 million for the district industrial facilities. co2 emissions than conventional ­cooling project, of which about air-conditioning systems and eur 2.78 million is eligible for fund- As early as January, the City Treas- cuts the consumption of ing. The eu will contribute 50 per- ury therefore notified the Free State ­primary energy roughly in half. cent of this amount out of its Euro- of Bavaria of Munich’s interest in Munich is applying this form pean Regional Development Fund submitting swm’s district cooling of energy to the redesign of the (erdf), with the the Free State of project as its entry to the program wholesale market hall area. Bavarian covering 10 percent in the selection procedure. Of the 32 pro- form of a subsidy. ject proposals submitted, Munich’s district cooling project was among Sustainable urban development the ones selected by a panel of concept experts and allowed to apply for In July 2015, a plenary session of funding. the City Council commissioned the Department of Communal Services to draft an application for a project to redesign the wholesale market hall and the surrounding district. Within the framework of the sustainable

Munich submits successful project application to ERDF

The European Regional Develop- lobbying work, the City of Munich via the erdf in recognition of its ment Fund (erdf) is the vehicle via has, for the first time, been permit- contribution to energy savings in which the European Union supplies ted to apply for erdf funding during public infrastructures. money to member states’ local this period. Seen as a well-off ­governments for economic, region, Munich was hitherto Preparations are already underway research, employment, education, precluded­ from erdf funding but is for the next funding phase, from transport and environmental now able to apply for money for 2012 through 2027. Headed by the

­protection projects and activities. projects to “reduce co2 emissions” – European Affairs Team, a working In the funding phase from 2014 and was successful at the first time group at the City of Munich will through 2020, funds totalling of asking: The “Wholesale Market ­formulate the city’s positions and roughly eur 495 million have been District Cooling Network” project contribute them to the discussion made available for investments in launched by municipal ­utility com- process via suitable channels Bavaria. Thanks to energetic pany swm is now being co-financed at an early stage. 26 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Utilising EU funding programs for the cultural and creative industries

Who has the courage to launch an eu project? This question perhaps best sums up the central theme of a series of events held last autumn by the Department of Arts and Culture on the sub- ject of eu funding programs.

The funding programs “Europe for Citizens”, “Erasmus+”­ and “Creative Europe – Culture Sub-Program”­ were ­presented in collaboration with cooperation partners on three days in October and December. Players and multi- pliers from the cultural and creative sector were invited to attend, as were representatives of cultural, educational Looking beyond our own and scientific organizations as well as clubs and associations.­ backyard

How do you submit an application? With “Reporting from the front” as the topic of this year’s Biennale A number of important questions were answered, Architettura, Munich’s cultural and creative industries team seized including: What is behind the names of the funding the opportunity to add professionalism and an international flavour programs? What are their aims and key objectives? to cultural and creative industries in and around the Bavarian capital. Who can apply for funding? How do you submit an Accordingly, they joined with Bayern International and the Bavarian application? What is meant by the terms “historical Chamber of Architects in organizing a trip to Venice for entrepre- awareness of Europe”, “democratic commitment and neurs in the field of architecture. The aim of the journey was to civic participation”, “mobility”, “strategic partnerships” establish new business links, nurture customer/supplier structures and “cooperative projects in the cultural sphere”? and inject a new level of professionalism into the industry.

Besides providing information about the funding pro- Networking with the other Munich-based participants and with con- grams, the events also gave a green light to new trans- tacts on location was one focus of the trip. Another was to address national projects, i. e. to collaboration across national the issues that concern architects in the current climate: How can borders. This aspect was intended as a further element architecture play a part in shaping urban society? Faced with scarce to support the internationalization of Munich’s cultural resources, how can we use what we have to maximize the efficiency and creative industries. Accordingly, the interactive of construction? How can we in Europe learn sustainability and workshops also took the time to draft concrete project energy efficiency lessons from each other? At a time of displacement ideas. These were complemented by initial endeavours and migration, how can large numbers of people very quickly be to forge networks during one-on-one discussions in the provided with homes in which they can live decent lives? Discussion breaks and after the events came to an end. of these topics was very lively indeed.

Inspiration from Stockholm

Sweden’s integration policy is internation- Working in local government barriers are very low. The youngsters are ally acclaimed as one of the most ambi- The people at Stockholm’s cultural admin- also provided with a coach to help them tious and successful. For this reason, and istration provided very open and Europe- get their projects off the ground. as fresh stimulus for her own field of friendly insights into their work. Especially Another successful way of reaching out to work, Christina Eder from the Department in five districts on the outskirts of the city, young people and getting them excited of Arts and Culture wanted to know how the Stockholm “Kulturförvaltningen” are about culture is the offer of three weeks’ Stockholm’s cultural administration goes developing more cultural activities with a paid work for the local government during about implementing the political guide- special focus on children and young the summer holidays. The third promising, lines for and improving the cultural inclu- people. low-threshold approach is “El Sistema”, a sion of people with a migration back- model for choirs and orchestras that come ground. The eumuc project, coordinated Three approaches appear to be meeting from Venezuela. The model uses access to by the Department of Education and with huge success: Stockholm’s “Quick music to strengthen and instil self-confi- Sports and subsidized by the eu’s Eras- money” provides young people between dence in elementary school children from mus+ program, gave her the opportunity ten and 25 years of age with project fund- socially disadvantaged areas. for a period of work shadowing abroad. ing of up to eur 1,000 (total eur 200,000 a year). The procedure is simple and the Annual Report on European Activities 2016 27

Virtual doors: The connected theatre project PHONE HOME

Shortly after ten o’clock on October 30, 2016, the lines as part of the eu’s “Creative Europe” program in 2015, were cut off. After ten performances, each of which extensive artistic research between September 2015 took place concurrently at the Schwere Reiter in Munich and March 2016 was also subsidized by the City of and at venues in London and Athens, the curtain finally Munich’s Department of Arts and Culture. came down on phone home, a trinational, connected theatre project conceived and produced by Pathos Week after week, Pathos München invited neighbours München. old and new – in particular unaccompanied minors who were refugees – to theatre workshops. In April, Audiences across Europe watched a play developed the artists in the three participating countries met for collaboratively in which the actors in all three countries the first time in order to bring the findings of the communicated with each other and told their stories by research phase together at a workshop. In the months video conference. The subject? People who leave their that followed, a core team of dramatic advisors and home to find a new one; flight and migration in the age artistic directors developed the script for the play. of the Internet. The difficulties of communicating Then, in early September, practically everyone involved between home and far-off places – the main theme of in the project again got together, this time in Athens, the performance – was also the main challenge in to begin the rehearsals. ­setting up the project. During six weeks of rehearsals that took place sepa- Three years’ preparation rately in the three countries and were connected only Michael Sommer, artistic director of the German team, via the Internet, common and separate scenes were spent no less than three years driving the project from developed. Above all, this time was also used to iron idea to première. During this time, he recruited Pathos out technical problems before the virtual doors between München, headed by Angelika Fink, as the lead partner the three stages were finally opened on October 19 and in Munich, together with partners in England and the play went live. Greece. Once funding had been secured for the project

Linguistic diversity at Munich‘s City Library

Linguistic diversity is a present real- Intercultural Fairy Tale Festival, 20 for them to use the library, as do ity in every country of Europe. Mul- clubs and associations, headed by tours of the library laid on specially tilinguality is thus a fundamental “Netzwerk Morgen” (“Network for people learning German as a prerequisite for mobility and inter- Tomorrow”), invited one and all to second language. cultural understanding, both of the City Library. On one Sunday which are more important than afternoon, more than 2,000 people Cinema International ever. came to enjoy the shows put on in Europe plays a prominent role in 20 languages. Thanks to a resolu- the international film series that Readings in many languages tion by the City Council the initia- Munich City Library runs under the In recent years, the Munich City tives will be expanded as of 2017. label “Cinema International”. The Library “Gasteig” has carved out a program shows original-language niche as an intercultural meeting A welcoming culture and lan- versions of current films. In 2016, place. In a series of programs enti- guage cafés the Greek Film Week celebrated its tled “Children of the World – Read- A welcoming culture is also lived 30th anniversary, the Turkish Film ings in Many Languages”, children out at Munich City Library. New Festival thrilled a sizeable audience get to hear stories in English, arrivals find plenty of basic materi- for the 27th time, the biannual French, Polish, in Chinese, Russian als here to help them find their feet Mediterranean Film Festival for the and Turkish. More than 100 such in Munich. Information in more 10th time and films made by young events were held in 2016. At the 4th than 20 languages makes it easier refugees were presented. 28 Annual Report on European Activities 2016 News column

Europe Certificate for a dedicated­ school In 2016, the local government-run Robert Bosch commercial school became the only school in Upper Bavaria to be presented with the Europe Certificate for its decades of commitment to European projects. The certificate was presented in Munich’s Prince-Carl-Palais. Beate Merk, Bavarian Minister for Euro- pean Affairs, praised the school’s dedication, which has continued for 20 years. It has established partner- ships with Italy, Slovenia and, lately, Ukraine, and runs a broad spec- trum of subject-specific practical internships abroad. Since last year, the school has been coordinating a Success at the International large-scale Erasmus project involv- ing Poland, Italy, Spain and Croatia Moot Court in which concepts and teaching materials are being drafted on the subject of prejudice. Its commit- Nine schoolchildren from Munich country of Cheketalo. During the ment to Europe has already won returned from the International fighting, a church was destroyed the Robert Bosch commercial Moot Court in The Hague with a where both civilians and high-rank- school a number of imitators who remarkable achievement to their ing leaders of the rebel “Eagles” have developed similar projects. name, having finished the organization had allegedly been ­competition a one of the four staying. Over the week of the com- Internationalization in training highest-ranking teams. petition at The Hague, the drafted and education­ pleas were presented to interna- The process of ­internationalization As part of the international school tional judges and law students in is ­gathering pace. The question is exchange program coordinated by eight preliminary rounds. no longer whether internationaliza- the International Exchange/Euro- tion will permeate training and edu- pean Affairs Office at the pi Educa- Confident manner cation, but whether we want to tional Institute, this was the second The project gave the youngsters a play a proactive part in shaping this time that a group of schoolchildren wide-ranging knowledge of inter­ rapidly evolving process. An from Munich had taken part in the national criminal and public law, Amsterdam conference on International Moot Court Competi- introduced them to how to behave ­precisely this subject was attended tion. The competition has been held in court and taught them rhetorical by six European cities, including every two years since 2012 by the skills and how to present them- Munich, last October. The purpose Justice Resource Center in New selves confidently and convincingly was to share successful activities York City and the local government before a critical audience. The and concepts relating to this topic. of The Hague. It involves simulated Munich team – the only one from One aspect is that periods abroad courtroom proceedings in which Germany – was proud to come should become a normal part of the schoolchildren from twelve coun- fourth out of 16 teams in all. It education process. At the same tries assume the roles of plaintiff appeared in The Hague as a team time, it should be possible to expe- and defence. of non-native speakers and without rience internationality in one’s own the support of a law practice. place of learning – through bilingual Pleas drafted together tuition, diversity-sensitive methods The final round of the competition The project is an excellent role and best-practice sharing with was held in the Peace Palace at the model for extracurricular activity, international guests, for example. International Court of Justice. for bringing schoolchildren from In the run-up to the competition, different types of school and differ- Felix Stern, a law student at the ent social backgrounds together, lmu university in Munich, gave the and for making a sustainable contri- participants an introduction to the bution to civil society. Two of world of international criminal law. the participants, Adrian Fraus and The children worked on the ficti- Thomas Dörtgöz, plan to study tious case of weapons dealer Eric law at the University of Heidelberg Maxwell, who had donated tanks to when they graduate from high fight against rebels in the fictitious school. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 29

Eight youngsters attend athletics Lively dialogue with Oslo In October, 25 members of the Oslo meeting in Sapporo local government’s Transport and Environment Committee visited the Department of Education and Sports in Munich. The delegation was inter- Munich and Sapporo have been twin ested in visiting sports parks and ­cities ever since the former hosted the swimming baths with steel pools, Summer Olympic Games and the latter and stopped off at the indoor swim- the Winter Olympic Games in 1972. ming pool in Giesing/Harlaching And it was once again a sporting event during its stay. The Norwegians that saw eight Munich youngsters aged were then shown around the sports twelve to 15 visit Japan for a week facilities of esv München. A side trip in August 2016. to the skater park in the Hirschgar- ten also featured on the agenda. Members of the Munich Education Alongside the guests from Munich, Sapporo had also invited young athletes from its and Sports Committee, staff of the other twin cities in China and Russia. The outcome was a magnificent international local administration and representa- athletics tournament at a middle school attended by 1,300 pupils. tives of the local population had ­earlier – at the end of April – visited The sporting events themselves took place over two days. But beyond that, the visi- Oslo to learn as much as they could tors from Munich were absolutely thrilled by the perfectly planned and lovingly about how the city approaches crafted program of sideline events. The international guests were welcomed by the diversity, integration and inclusion. mayor and the sports minister in person. Together, they all visited the high-tech Talks with the mayor and city ­Sapporo Dome, built to host the 2002 World Cup football tournament, before trying ­councillors were complemented by out the ski jump simulator and a variety of other “training facilities” in the winter visits to schools and discussions sports museum at the foot of the Olympic ski jump on Mount Okurayama. As many with the local government, all of of the exercises as possible were completed in tandem, which was hugely beneficial which provided valuable ideas and to intercultural dialogue within the travelling party. insights that can be channelled into Munich’s activities to implement the un Convention on the Rights of ­Persons with Disabilities. The visitors were particularly impressed by what, at times, is a very pragmatic approach to the special needs of children, young people and their Technical college for construction families in the education system. crafts rolls its sleeves up Mobility Charter for the International­ Educational Cooperation­ unit An eu project to preserve the Martinsdorf. On request by the local Erasmus+ seeks to use the Mobility ­fortified church in Moardăș was Evangelical church, these facilities Charter to promote the internation- launched in 2010 on the initiative of are to be converted to a training alization of vocational training in a schoolboy who had himself grown and conference centre with its own Europe. Since the International up in the Transylvanian ­village. The hostel. Voluntary work on the pro- Educational Cooperation unit’s project was overseen by Munich’s ject continued in 2016. application for the charter was vocational school for construction accepted in October, all eu activities technology until 2013, when project Before any activity begins, the con- can now be implemented on the management was passed on to the struction engineers first analyse the basis of stable planning. The next Munich painters’ guild. For the past condition of the buildings, ­mapping application deadline will probably two years, the primary focus has out and documenting the damage be in spring 2017. been on preserving­ the vicarage and defects. In 2016, the teams The Erasmus+ Vocational Education and ancillary buildings in then planned the input ­materials and Training Mobility Charter is and did all the work themselves. open to organisations which have Each day, the volunteers were also experience of conducting mobility given a basic 30‑minute introduc- projects and are keen to strategi- tion to the Romanian language, cally develop their international while weekend excursions familiar- activities. Organizations that sign ised them with the country and its up for the Mobility Charter under- people. Depending on capacity, take to make the strategic develop- they also exercised their function as ment of an international orientation future instructors and gave tuition a key focus of their project work. to locals and guild apprentices. 30 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Pooling experience with Gothenburg on integration in education

officials from Munich’s Social Services Dep. and its Dep. of Education and Sports on the subject of integra- tion and inclusion for new young arrivals.

Munich’s approach presented Basic rules for welcoming and registering new arrivals, the need to create heterogeneous conditions with regard to culture, language skills, establishing equal opportunities and educational justice and cooperation with the Social Services Dep. and the Municipal Youth Dep. were all presented and discussed at length. “Newcomers’ Integration in Education” was the main focus of a study visit by a high-ranking edu- In keeping with the motto “Give and Take”, precedence cational delegation from Gothenburg in Sweden. was given to dialogue between the experts at Munich’s The International Educational Cooperation Depart- local government departments and the visitors from ment at the City of Munich’s pi Educational Insti- Sweden. The representatives of Munich themselves tute coordinated the delegates’ stay. gained valuable insights into the most important aspects and current challenges in Gothenburg. The Comprising managers in education, culture and social presentations at the Young Refugee Centres, at the affairs in individual districts of Gothenburg and staff of social civic centre, at the education centre and at an the local government’s central administration appara- elementary school gave everyone in attendance excel- tus, the delegation seized the opportunity afforded by lent opportunities to talk to local officials about the piv- visit to share information and pool experience with otal challenges.

Trainees from a Munich master craft school restore Rome cemeteries to their former glory

Municipal vocational schools in Munich pay more than from Munich was the Cimitero acattolico, close to the lip service to the concept of practical tuition. Thanks ancient Pyramid of Cestius. Time and the elements to the eu’s Erasmus program, trainees from the Bavarian have left their mark on the sculptures and monuments. capital have been able to apply the skills and theory The young trainees worked carefully and professionally they have learned to centuries-old gravestones and on a number of tombs and graves – and were even papal coats of arms in Rome. praised in the September edition of Radio Vatican’s newsletter. Overseen for several years by senior teacher Clemens Sohmen, the project is realized by the master craft The second half of their stay was devoted to historical school at Munich’s municipal vocational school for research. Following on from their hands-on activities, building and handicrafts. In 2016, nine students from the delegation had the chance to spend several busy the stoneworking school, eight from the construction days visiting the historical sites of Rome, talking to technology school and four master apprentices from ­Italian peers and experts and widening their network the wood carving faculty took part in the project. of contacts. The project topic “Burial culture from ancient times to the modern day” was worked on in In the first week of their 14-day stay, the youngsters’ collaboration with scientific experts at partner insti­ job was to remediate and restore historic tombstones, tutions. A number of interdisciplinary sessions opened coats of arms and insignia on two of the most beautiful up fascinating new insights and career prospects for cemeteries in Rome. The skills they learned in collabo- the trainees from Munich. ration with local conservators will be useful throughout their career. At the express request of everyone involved, the pro- ject will be continued in 2017. Ageing monuments will Praise for professional work once again be restored to their former glory, writing a Campo Santo Teutonico lies within the walls of the new chapter in this niche story of successful European ­Vatican, while the second workplace for the visitors cooperation. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 31

Talented young Munich gardeners design exhibition space

Cervia, a resort on Italy’s Adriatic coast, has hosted the international horticultural and fl ower show “Cervia Garden City” every year since 1972. For the duration of the event, the historic centre of the town eff ectively becomes one big open-air garden show. Since the end of 1998, the horticultural unit of the Department of Public Building Construction has regularly taken part in this colourful show. This year, a small mountain hut made from wooden planks and surrounded by fl ower beds was the centrepiece of Munich’s contribution.

In 2016, more than 60 municipalities and organizations made their own contributions, including major cities such as Milan, Prague, Budapest and Vienna. The international horticultural and fl ower show provides a forum in which Europe’s parks and gardens authorities can share their experience very intensively. Every year, the event treats experts to useful ideas about fl oral decoration and the design of public open spaces. One special feature is a fl ower show arranged by the four best horticultural and landscape gardening apprentices at Munich’s Department of Public Building Con- struction. All four were allowed to play a creative part on location in Italy.

Love your local market: Europe celebrates its market culture – and Munich joins the party

Adopting the motto “Experience your market”, Munich’s weekly markets took part in the international “Love your local market” campaign for the second time in 2016. Across the length and breadth of Germany, some Fire department part 150 weekly markets and market halls in 30 regions participated in the international festivities. “We see the campaign as one way to strengthen our markets for the tran- of the European sition to the future,” says Axel Markwardt, a local government offi cial in Munich. disaster relief team To attract the attention of Munich’s food bloggers, the campaign kicked off with a Food Blog Day. After visiting the wholesale markets and eating breakfast together, the participants explored the weekly market on Rotkreuzplatz. Then, using regional Munich’s fi re department has for products purchased at the market, the bloggers cooked up tasty, healthy dishes some years taken part in training at the “Genusswerkstatt” (“treats workshop”). and exercises organized under the aegis of the eu’s Civil Protection On the subject of “My shopping at the weekly market”, the Munich market halls run Mechanism, and 2016 was no by the Department of Communal Services launched a photo competition on the exception. In this context, selected weekly markets’ Facebook page. Locals were challenged to take and post pictures of managerial staff from the fi re their shopping and share their impressions of their favourite weekly market. department receive advanced train- The winners each picked up a colourful basket of fruit, vegetables and culinary ing and development to prepare delicacies worth up to 100 euros straight from the market. for the possibility of disaster relief operations both within the Euro- During the campaign, all eight weekly markets also staged a varied program of pean Union and further afi eld. In events, including summer festivals, petting zoos, live music and a series of diff erent organizing this mechanism, the eu tasting sessions. Attractive and informative activities underscored the importance is seeking to help member states of weekly markets as an integral element of the local supply landscape. The markets support, while also helping the eu also demonstrated their social, cultural and economic role for the inhabitants of as a whole assist other countries in a region. the event of disasters. 32 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Working together to boost energy efficiency

Ukraine is one of the most energy-inefficient countries Competences” and primarily seeks to offer planning in the world. As Europe’s fifth-largest energy con- and professional craft services for energy efficiency sumer, it thus harbours vast potential for measures to activities that will benefit private households, local gov- save energy. Munich is helping its twin city Kiev to ernment and local companies in equal measure. raise energy efficiency. Two workshops in Kiev were flanked by an advanced Kiev runs an energy efficiency advice centre whose training program in Munich in 2016. The workshops content and facilities are to be improved and defined the aims, organizational structure and tasks expanded. As things stand, only a limited array of infor- of the network, as well as identifying potential mem- mation on technical issues relating to energy efficiency bers. A qualification program for energy coaches was is available. What is lacking, however, is a proactive also developed. The communication concept centres communication strategy that would encourage locals around raising awareness, sensitizing people to relevant­ to take action on energy efficiency. Nor has there yet issues and acquiring teaching methods. been much interaction with actors in planning, ­architecture, skilled crafts or the local government Munich’s Bauzentrum as role model departments responsible for the real estate and energy In October, the project group from Kiev visited Munich sectors. Up to now, the little technical information to see the advice centre infrastructure at first hand, get available to visitors has not been sufficient to provide to know the networks of expertise and gain an insight comprehensive advice on efficient conversion into how municipal activities in this field work. The City measures.­ of Munich’s Bauzentrum (Construction Centre) served as their role model. The Smarter Together project team In light of this situation, the twin cities have agreed showed the visitors their work on site in the Neuaub- to intensify their existing dialogue and work together in ing-Westkreuz district, which is in need of moderniza- the fields of energy efficiency and energy advice. tion. Kiev has “observer” status in the project. The With the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Ukrainian visitors were especially interested in the Cooperation and Development, the project “Advisory involvement of local residents in the Smarter Together and qualification offerings on energy efficiency in Kiev” project. Based on the impressions they received, the was therefore launched at the end of 2015. team is now fine-tuning its ideas and plans to imple- ment them in 2017. Permanent source of advice By April 2018, the project aims to have established a The project is being coordinated by the International permanent source of advice for private households, Cooperation unit at the Department of Labor and facility managers and the corporate sector, as well as ­Economic Development’s European Affairs Team. building a network of energy efficiency expertise in the ­Technical supported is being provided by groups of Ukrainian capital. A communication concept for the experts from the energy efficiency sector, where energy efficiency is also in the pipeline. The network is the Department of Environment and Health is playing entitled “Kiev Network of Energy Efficient a key role. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 33

Scoring successes for human rights in Ukraine

The fi fth KyivPride march took place 6,000 police guarded the event – The Munich Kiev Queer group in June 2016 under the heading “For a clear statement on the part of the stands up for the rights of the lgbti your safety and ours”. As in the City of Kiev. Support from abroad community and coordinates related previous years, the City of Munich was substantial. Delegations repre- activities within the framework of was once again represented, as City senting every European country, the partnership between the two Councillor Lydia Dietrich deputized Amnesty International and the cities. Regular knowledge sharing for Mayor Dieter Reiter in Munich’s European Parliament were all in sessions, training and development twin city. attendance. events, panel discussions, fi lm presentations, exhibitions and The 2016 rally attracted around The success of KyivPride 2016 fund-raising campaigns inject life 2,000 participants for the fi rst time. showed that it is indeed possible for into this cooperation. The City of Never before had so many people society and politics to change. One Munich welcomes and supports who do not actually belong to the should not forget that the parades this commitment and has, since lgbti community stood up to show scheduled for 2012 and 2014 were 2014, also provided fi nancial assis- such solidarity and demonstrate for both called off because of the large tance. tolerance and equality. Equally number of potentially violent coun- remarkable was the fact that about ter-demonstrators, as assaults on demonstrators hit the headlines.

Money for Kiev’s emergency services

In December, Munich’s City Council resolved to support Kiev’s municipal emergency services, setting aside eur 800,000 for this purpose. This amount is to be used to purchase goods and equipment for the disaster response and emergency services, but also to provide associated measures. Implementation has been entrusted to the German Society for International Collaboration (giz). 34 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Internships for refugees

Munich’s local government has offered intern- Federal Employment Agency with a view to mastering ships to ten refugees. For four weeks, the the large numbers of refugees in Bavaria. A key topic is ­refugees were given the chance to get a feel for integrating asylum seekers in the labour market, and areas such as children’s daycare centres, horti­ this is done in part via the “IdA 1000” project, within culture, the Department of Public Building which 1,000 refugees are receiving support to become ­Construction, the Kammerspiele theatre and integrated in the labour market across all of Bavaria’s personnel­ development. administrative districts. Young adults between 25 and 40 years of age are the target group. The Bavarian government has signed an integration agreement with the Bavarian Business Association Fleeing to Munich with his family (vbw), the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the One of the IdA 1000 interns at Munich’s local govern- Chamber of Crafts and the regional directorate of the ment was Mr. G. He came from Afghanistan, had stud- ied political science and law and had worked for seven years as a project manager for an American develop- ment aid organization in his home country. However, in light of political developments in his country, life was no longer safe for him and his family. In October 2015, Mr. G therefore came with his family to Munich and joined the IdA program in April 2016.

Trainees with a Mr. G spent the four weeks of his internship in the Per- sonnel Development unit at the Department of hr and migration­ background Personnel Management. Together with a junior staff member, he worked on a report about the refugees’ internships. He interviewed the interns at their work- Munich aims to further increase the number places, as well as talking to their superiors. After com- of junior staff with a migration background pleting the internship, Mr. G continued to work on his in apprenticeships. Since medium-term mar- command of German and targets the level c1, which keting activities are now beginning to take would enable him to work in an office. effect, a further year-on-year improvement was realized in 2016. In the period under The other local government units were equally satisfied review, the total number of junior staff with a with their IdA 1000 interns. The internships were bene- migration background rose to 26.7 percent ficial to both sides, and there many be the possibility of (2015: 26.49 percent). permanent employment or an apprenticeship with the City of Munich for some of the refugees. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 35

Prizes and awards

“Municipality Moves “Helping Hand 2016” the World” Munich’s practice of granting leaves The Social Services Depart- of absence to employees who ment’s Repatriation Assistance ­volunteer to work in civil protection Office came second in the nation- has been lauded from many quar- wide competition “Kommune ters. In 2016, the Federal Ministry of bewegt Welt” (“Municipality Moves the Interior presented the “Helfende the World”). The award comes with Hand” (“Helping Hand”) prize for a prize of eur 15,000 and is given in the eighth time. And on Novem- Dedicated efforts recognition of outstanding examples ber 28, Dr. Alexander Dietrich, head of local government working of hr and Personnel Management by junior staff together with actors in civil society at the City of Munich, took receipt and migrants themselves in the field of the second prize in Berlin. of migration and development. The Training unit at the City of Promoting and recognizing civic Munich is providing intensive sup- One showcase project is coopera- engagement is very important to port to young migrants in the form tion with an association called Munich’s local government. of a diverse array of offerings. “Empor – Reconstruction aid for Accordingly, its employees can Afghanistan”. The founder of this devote their energies to serving civil Training café: Besides gathering organization, Abdul Wali Nawabi, protection needs without having to information about the possibility of fled to Germany as a youngster. fear for their jobs, regardless of a one-week introductory internship After more than 20 years in exile, whether they commit time to the and a mentoring program, around the trained orthopaedic technician Bavarian Red Cross (brk), the Mal- 150 young refugees seized the returned to Afghanistan to help in tese Ambulance Service (mhd), the opportunity to engage in an open the process of civil reconstruction. German Agency for Technical Relief information sharing session. He now builds orthopaedic work- (thw) or the volunteer fire service. At various­ islands and information shops, cares for patients who have In exceptional emergency situa- stands, junior staff from the local no money and trains skilled work- tions, the City of Munich has shown government put a lot of work into ers. By supporting this kind of aid itself to be exceptionally generous presenting 15 lines of training and project in refugees’ countries of as an employer. In 2015, for exam- study – together with the corre- origin, the Repatriation Assistance ple, paid leaves of absence above sponding opportunities to apply – Office makes a contribution to sus- and beyond the regular limit of five at the development and training tainable development and helps working days – plus necessary centre. improve both the infrastructure and ­periods of rest – were approved living conditions in these countries. to enable staff to provide urgently Trade fair visits: In October, the needed care to refugees. Training unit attended a contact fair Since 1996, the Social Services for refugees and companies at the Department has been providing “Corporate Health seal of Munich Employment Agency’s advice and assistance to refugees excellence”­ vocational information centre. The who want to return home. Back Munich’s local government, the unit also took part in the refugee when this service first opened, the biggest municipal employer in Ger- project “TrauDichPlus” at the Job- recipients were individuals who many, is also keen to look after the Gate fair in Munich’s congress had fled from civil war in former health of its employees. In 2016, it centre. At the latter event, staff from ­Yugoslavia, many of whom were was duly awarded the “Corporate the Training unit were on hand to now returning to Croatia, Bosnia Health Seal of Excellence”. This field questions from and provide and Kosovo and needed support to ­corporate health award is the most advice to young migrants. make a new start in their home prominent prize for corporate country. Over the years, the office’s health management in Germany. Information events: Junior staff repatriation assistance services Since 2009, it has been presented from the Training unit also organized were developed and aligned with once a year to the German company two information events for integra- changing current needs. The eu with the best corporate health tion classes at the Career Launch and the Bavarian Ministry of Social ­management practice. Prizes are Education Centre, a project run by Affairs co-funded the successful awarded to companies in twelve the Department of Labor and Eco- Munich-based project “Coming industry categories and eight nomic Development, sharing details Home”. ­special categories. A total of of the education options open to 335 enterprises were entered in migrants at the City of Munich. the competition in 2016. 36 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

International interest in the Young Refugee Center

Young refugees – above all Before visiting the yrc, Mayor ­unaccompanied minors – need Versini had first conducted a ­special care. Aware of this fact, fact-finding mission to a refugee international delegations showed a accommodation centre in the keen interest in the Young Refugee Hellabrunner Strasse. As many as Center (yrc), an exemplary model 820 refugees from a variety of opened in the Marsstrasse in countries are housed here on what early April. are former company premises, where they receive 360-degree The yrc has 160 beds and is the care, including socio-educational only facility in Germany for unac- counselling and advice. The delega- companied minors. Here, all key tion from France was particularly administrative procedures such as interested in how a company registration, medical examinations organized the accommodation and age assessments are organized centre, including security service under one roof. Children and activities, catering, medical care youngsters are temporarily taken and the issues that confront the exchange. Other items on the into care here, before being passed social services on a daily basis: the agenda included a visit to the initial on to other locations throughout refugees’ dealings with each other reception centre in the Bayern­ Germany within a month. in the centre, for example, but also kaserne (former military barracks), their interaction with the neighbour- the SchlaU-Schule school project A visit from the Mayor of Paris hood and the many volunteers who and information about the City of Even a global-ranking city such as are dedicated to providing help. Munich’s other activities for young Paris can learn lessons from the refugees. work Munich is doing to accommo- Dialogue with specialists date refugees and unaccompanied from Turkey minors. Dominique Versini, Deputy The Young Refugee Center was also Mayor of the French capital, visited the venue of a professional exchange the centre in June and was visibly event between specialists from Ger- impressed by the facility, whose many and Turkey under the working overall architectural concept has title “Young refugees: Shaping attracted international attention and access to education and inclusion”. was also on display at the Architec- Munich’s Social Services Depart- ture Biennale in Venice. ment also took part in the October

Integrating migrants in the labour market

Since 2005, MigraNet has been building bridges In the new funding phase through 2018, a focus on between organizations, institutions, companies and “qualifications for migrants in the context of recognition migrants’ own bodies with a view to sustainably law” will be added to the program. Munich will make improving the integration of people with a migration use of the available funding and continue to participate background in the Bavarian labour market. The Office in the successful work of this development program. of Housing and Migration at the City of Munich’s MigraNet is supported by many other strategic part- Social Services Department participates in the develop- ners besides Munich – partners who see the potential ment program “Integration through Qualification (iq)”/ of people with a migration background as an important Bavarian State Network/MigraNet. The City of Munich factor for the future. benefits from this program in many ways, in its ­capacity as an employer and a business location, for Augsburg-based refugee support group “Tür an Tür” example. To safeguard Bavaria’s access to sufficient coordinates the iq Bavarian State Network/MigraNet. skilled labour, MigraNet adopts innovative approaches The Foreign Qualifications Advisory Service – part such as mentoring programs, migration consulting of the Office of Housing and Migration at the Social and upskilling/reskilling courses. Services Department – is responsible for regional ­coordination of subprojects in Munich.

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Local government departments engage in dialogue with other cities

approaches to integrating migrants in education and the labour market. The cornerstone of this approach is the Munich Employment and Qualification Program (mbq), which is tailored to individual needs and life situations.­

Social Affairs Forum (saf) Key topics addressed at the saf in Athens were the current refugee situation and integration policies in the cities of Europe. The need to take in, accommodate and integrate displaced persons remains a major chal- lenge, but also an opportunity. Looking ahead, creating affordable housing for all is one of the most pressing challenges. Accordingly, pride of place was given to Munich’s municipal departments are heavily the Urban Innovative Action (uia) program via which involved in eurocities’ various forums and work- the eu promotes innovative project ideas to advance ing groups. This participation helps experts to integration in urban districts in connection with auxil- actively pool and share their experience, which in iary living and housing concepts. In response to a sug- turn advances the work of local government. gestion by Athens, the Solidarity Cities initiative was Munich benefits from this commitment. launched amid considerable media attention. The aim is to build a network of cities that demonstrate solidar- Culture Forum (cf) ity by sharing responsibility. The Department of Arts and Culture represents Munich in the eurocities Culture Forum. The activities of the cf The initiative is based on the following principles: and its working groups are of great importance to §§Sharing information and knowledge about the refu- Munich, because the Bavarian capital’s own sustaina- gee situation in each city ble concepts and projects to promote cultural educa- §§Committing to greater participation and direct fund- tion, international cultural work, intercultural openness ing by cities with regard to the admission and inte- and the creative industries closely match the topics dis- gration of refugees cussed and the projects pursued in the working §§Providing each other with technical support and groups. improving administrative efficiency, as well as prom- ising to accept refugees from repatriation programs The spring cf in the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and s’-Hertogenbosch was dedicated to “Technologies as a Mobility Forum (mf) game changer for culture” and “Culture of remem- This forum was refocused in 2016 and now consists of brance: Companies and research organizations work six working groups, some of which have a fresh orien- together to preserve the legacy of Hieronymus Bosch”. tation. The Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulations and the Department of Public Order have The second 2016 cf took place in Oulu, northern Fin- for years been involved in four long-standing working land. This three-day event applied itself to “Cultural groups: “Developing a new mobility culture”, “Trans- education and children’s culture”. Following the cus- port and energy efficiency”, “Road safety” and “Tran- tomary pattern, the host city presented examples as sEuropean transport networks (ten-t)”. The first three input to fuel a lively information-sharing session. The of these have now been renamed “Sustainable urban discussions climaxed in a series of recommendations mobility planning”, “Smart and connected mobility” for cultural education, flanked by the “Mini Munich” and “Safe and active travel”. play city project. Two other working groups have also been in existence Birmingham was chosen to preside over the cf for the for some time: “Barrier-free city for all”, in which the next two years, with Espoo as its deputy. Social Services Department and the municipal Disabled Persons Advisory Committee have recently been Economic Development Forum (edf) involved; and “Urban freight and fleet management”, The Department of Labor and Economic Development which, especially in the age of digitization and online took part in the edf 2016, playing an active part in the trading, has emerged as an increasingly important Entrepreneurship working group. The autumn meeting complex surrounding urban commercial transport and in Stockholm concentrated on the migrant economy. fleet management. Here, the Department of Labor and Economic Develop- ment took the opportunity to present its own innovative Annual Report on European Activities 2016 39

Setting an example of sustainable procurement

Throughout Europe, and sports balls that bear fair trade Numerous awards but also at the seals, for example. Great impor- For its dedicated commitment in national and regional levels, tance is also attached to protecting recent years, Munich has won legal conditions have now been the environment. numerous awards and was named put in place that allow procure- “Fairtrade Town” by the Transfair ment agents to factor ecological Pooling and sharing experience organization. It also won the and social sustainability criteria across Europe is an important ele- “Bavarian One World Prize 2016” in into the award of public con- ment of sustainable procurement the category “Local Government” tracts – criteria which, in the strategies. The eurcities network for its ongoing development of sus- past, were seen to have nothing organizes regular seminars on the tainable procurement and its to do with public procurement. subject of sustainable procurement, ­promotion of fair trade in Munich. the most recent of which was held The new legal framework strength- in Nantes, France, in December In many cases, risks and higher ens Munich’s position. For many 2016. At this event, representatives costs associated with public pro- years, the Bavarian capital has of the City of Munich and their curement law, extra administrative taken sustainability criteria into peers from all over Europe came work and a lack of knowledge consideration in its procurement together to share their ideas and stand in the way of across-the- activities. As far back as 2002, the learn from the experience of other board application. What is certain, local government resolved not to cities. however, is that the subject of sus- purchase any products created with tainability will have an ever greater the involvement of exploitative child formative influence on procurement labour. As a result, it now only activities throughout Europe going sources certified stone products forward.

In 2016, the mf met in Münster in March and in Tam- pere in October. The gathering in Germany centred around the scarcity of public space and of the space available for urban traffic. Topics such as concepts for car-free inner city zones and zones with reduced car traffic, options for using e‑mobility in freight delivery and urban logistics, and links between electromobility and car sharing concepts in urban spaces were dis- cussed.

When the mf and the Knowledge Society Forum got together for the first time, a number of cities shared their experience with new forms of cooperation between urban society and local administrations. Munich qualification program Public Services working group Thirty European cities are involved in the Public Ser- presented vices working group. Their work consists primarily of representing urban interests relating to European com- petition law and services of general economic interest In 2016, eurocities invited the City of Munich to in respect of the eu Commission and the eu Parliament. ­present its Employment and Qualification Program Special importance is attached to the significance and (mbq) at the “Skilling up for jobs” event in Rotterdam. high quality of public services, and the point is clearly This event is pivotal to the European Commission’s made that cities themselves want to decide what ser- endeavours to use qualification and integration meas- vices they provide and how they fund them. Another ures within the framework of the Urban Agenda to principal task of this working group is to enable mem- fight high youth unemployment in the southern bers to engage in dialogue on topical matters of Euro- member states, for example. Munich City Councillor pean law – in particular the laws on state aid and Dr. Manuela Olhausen (cdu) stressed the importance of public procurement – to help each other understand the program in promoting integration in the labour these issues and find appropriate solutions. In the market. She also noted that it plays a vital part in course of 2016, activities focused on the planned free improving social cohesion at the urban district level, trade agreements, state aid law and sustainable pro- giving young people in particular a more positive curement. outlook.­ 40 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Sharing goods and services

The eurocities Annual Conference in Milan was § Athens developed the digital platform SynAthina via devoted to the theme of the sharing economy. which citizens can submit suggestions to improve life The sharing economy is rooted in the sharing of situations. The platform puts them directly in touch goods and services in forms made possible by with local government contacts who review the pro- new technological solutions and social posals and give citizens feedback on the chances of commitment. their ideas being put into practice. The platform has done a lot to increase active citizenship. Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid headed the Munich § Leeds set up a migrant network. The network helps delegation, which included the City Council Commission new arrivals to find their way around local civic on Europe – staff ed by City Councillors Gabriele Neff , society and provides practical assistance, for exam- Lydia Dietrich, Sonja Haider, Dr. Manuela Olhausen and ple regarding healthcare services and access to the Ulrike Boesser – plus City Councillor Professor labour market. It also constitutes a more effective Elisabeth Merk and representatives of the various way to represent migrants’ interests in respect of municipal departments. local government.

The sharing economy is a concept in which a whole raft During the speed networking session, the Department of global megatrends such as crowdsourcing, crowd- of Urban Planning and Building Regulations stressed the funding, co-creation, shared consumption, social media, importance of regional green corridors and presented open data and many more besides are rooted. At the the eu project los_dama!, which aims to play a part in conference, selected examples such as car sharing, the enhancing the value of these open spaces. subletting of homes (Airbnb), alternative taxi services (Uber), social activities such as barter circles and alter- Milan introduced the civico platform via which local native forms of funding for social initiatives were pre- government is seeking to facilitate crowdfunding for sented and hotly debated by the cities in attendance. social initiatives. These initiatives can submit their ideas to the municipal authorities. A jury then selects the best Exercising control examples and lets them state their case on the civico While certain forms – such as car sharing – are seen in platform. Each initiative has 40 days in which to raise a very positive light, Copenhagen and Berlin are highly 50 percent of the project budget. If they are successful, critical of the professional subletting of living space in local government contributes a subsidy to cover the particular, as this practice is worsening the shortage of diff erence. housing. Milan is treading an alternative path and has signed an agreement with Airbnb in order to exercise Milan also showcased the Tortona creative quarter control over the latter’s letting activities. which has taken shape in a former industrial quarter. Today, Tortona has become a centre for fashion, culture The eurocities Awards in 2016 went to the cities of and design. Big-name companies such as Armani rub Zaragoza, Athens and Leeds. shoulders here with museums and exhibition spaces. § At La Coraboratora, Zaragoza is offering short-term The local government has established base as an inde- co-working spaces to start-up entrepreneurs and pendent cultural platform for which shows are devel- self-employed persons. In return, the users agree to oped in adjacent cultural spaces, in some cases by make their services available free of charge to other La external players. A hotel off ering its rooms especially to Coraboratora tenants for at least four hours a month. visiting artists has also been attached to the centre.

On the margins of the 2016 Annual Conference, the eurocities network – originally founded by Birmingham, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan and Rotterdam – celebrated its 30th anniversary. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 41

EU Action Plan on Cycling

For eight percent of eu citizens, bicycles are the The Commission’s work agenda most important mode of transport on any normal The eu Action Plan for Cycling is to be incorporated in day. Across Europe, the precise figure varies the Commission’s work agenda for 2018. The aim is to from one percent at most in Cyprus, Malta and analyze and make better use of the existing environ- ­Portugal to as many as 36 percent in the Nether- mental, healthcare and economic potential of cycling. lands. In isolated locations, cycling can account The committee argues that cycling should be taken for up to 60 percent of the total traffic volume – into account when amending the eu’s criteria for the in the Dutch city of Groningen, for example. environmentally aware award of public contracts. The Committee of the Regions now wants the It also believes that the Commission should make European Commission to pass a resolution that ­recommendations on speed control and the implemen- would double the eu’s bicycle traffic in the tation of traffic calming measures to national, regional next ten years. and local authorities. Examples include introducing a general speed limit of 30 km/h on certain roads in The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has drafted a cities – a limit that should also apply to cyclists. position paper on the eu’s Action Plan for Cycling. The committee is an advisory body which enables the At the end of 2015, the eu’s transport ministers signed eu member states’ regional and municipal authorities a declaration recognizing the bicycle as a low-carbon to exert a formal influence on European Union deci- and environmentally friendly mode of transport. In this sions. Via the agency of the German Association of joint declaration, they committed to driving the expan- Cities, Munich has passed on a series of change sion of cycling throughout Europe. The Action Plan requests. attached to the declaration wants cycling to be given due consideration at the highest level of the eu and in the Union’s funding tools. That would include develop- ing an eu strategy to promote cycling and deploying coordinators for cycling matters at both the European and national levels.

Munich backs EUROCITIES strategy

On request by eurocities, the regarded and planned not merely ­distances to work on two wheels. Department of Urban Planning and as a sustainable mode of urban Munich proposed that cycling Building Regulations in October transport, but as an element of a expressways whose routing and contributed its experience and main sustainable, environmentally avoidance of intersections permit ideas to eurocities’ position paper friendly mobility mix. In addition, higher speeds would make eminent on the anticipated draft of an eu cycling infrastructures should sense. The Bavarian capital also strategy for cycling. always transcend city boundaries suggested steps to encourage peo- Significant points were thus added and should optimize the links ple to take bicycles with them on to the already very positive ideas between important hubs in the public transport. enshrined in the draft declaration. ­surrounding area. Pedelecs are Cycling should, for example, be often used to cover longer 42 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

Open youth work network

InterCity Youth is a network built Improving quality and study visits. The following around dialogue and cooperation. Headed by keks, the Swedish net- actors from Munich’s youth work Local government administrations work for municipal youth work, the organisations gave presentations are key players in developing working group – comprising dele- on the following topics: open children’s and youth work. gates from Sweden, Finland, the §§Mini Munich: Youth work helps Youth work takes place in the field, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Greece, young people to be political and can only be sustainably Bulgaria and Germany – meets citizens­ improved and advanced if local twice or three times a year to draft §§imal: Creativity, a basis for social administrations get involved. indicators for the eu’s youth strat- and professional inclusion Munich is a member of this net- egy. The aim is for the use of indica- §§kjr: Youth work and participa- work. tors for participation, gender equal- tion – What do young people ity, the inclusion of marginalised learn by participating in everyday Since the European network was groups and non-formal learning to youth work? officially launched in 2014, relation- improve quality in facilities for open §§Infofon: New trends in youth ships between the municipalities children’s and youth work. By com- information and counselling represented in InterCity Youth have plementing the quantitative surveys §§Municipal Youth Welfare Office: grown ever deeper. Seen as a con- already in place in almost all coun- Managing youth work tribution to implementing Europe’s tries, the focus should thus shift to youth strategy, InterCity Youth is the impact of youth work. Above and beyond the official supported by the eu program ­conference agenda, in-depth ­Erasmus+/Youth in Action. Along- The 5th InterCity Youth Conference ­dialogue naturally also addressed side reciprocal visits and an annual was held in Milan in October. The open children’s and youth work conference every autumn, a work- topic was “Youth Work – Learning in the various municipalities and ing group has been set up to develop for Life, Learning for Labour”. More countries. indicators to assure the quality of than 150 delegates from 15 countries open children’s and youth work. attended the three-day conference, exploring various aspects of the subject in presentations, seminars

Promoting culture is not state aid

At a meeting of the working group of the eu coordina- the eu Commission assumes that even large cultural tors for the Bavarian Association of Cities in August facilities such as the ones referred to above do not in Fürth, one legal question about the promotion of cul- ­necessarily engage in activities that impair the single tural facilities that was of considerable importance to market. Munich was finally clarified. The issue was the eu Com- mission’s pronouncements on the term state aid as In formulating its pronouncements, the Commission defined in Article 107 Section 1 tfeu. said it was aware that even large, well-known cultural institutions habitually operate at a loss, and that their One key question was whether major cultural facilities activities deliver services of general interest. For this such as the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the reason, institutions such as the Munich Philharmonic Munich Kammerspiele theatre can be regarded as non- Orchestra can provide loss-making services that do not profit organizations even if they advertise for visitors fall under the heading of state aid, provided that they on the market (including in foreign languages) and if are funded primarily – i. e. more than 50 percent – by they stage performances abroad and receive subsidies the public purse. of at least 70 percent from the City of Munich. ­Joachim Menze, head of the eu Commission’s regional The outcome is that even if a major cultural institution representation in Munich, initially explored what con­ attracts foreign visitors across borders and receives ditions must be met in order for support to be deemed substantial subsidies in light of cultural considerations, state aid. Regarding the criterion market relevance, he this is of no relevance to the market. Accordingly, any noted that, with a view to the above pronouncements, public funding it receives does not constitute state aid. Annual Report on European Activities 2016 43

The City of Munich has put its policy action is needed. It was rati- Munich signs European name to the European Charter for fied by the Council of European Equality of Women and Men in Municipalities and Regions, which Charter for Equality Local Life, a charter established by represents around 100,000 munici- the Council of European Munici­ palities in 39 countries. 45 German palities and Regions (cemr). cities have so far signed the Char- ter; and Munich has had a Depart- In so doing, the Bavarian capital ment of Equality for Women since has committed itself to living out 1985. Efforts to act on the constitu- the charter’s equal opportunities tional obligation to ensure equality policy objectives by adopting suita- for men and women have been in ble programs and plans of action. progress since 1991. Now, however, Munich’s Department of Equality they have been placed on the foun- for Women is in charge of leading dation of a definite program with and coordinating implementation specific implementation commit- projects. On the recommendation ments. of the City Council, Dieter Reiter, Mayor of Munich, signed the Euro- “An important step” pean Charter for Equality of Women Mayor Reiter sees the signing of and Men in Local Life on May 30, the European Charter as “an impor- witnessed by Deputy Mayor Chris- tant step toward the promotion of tine Strobl, Chair of the City Council an egalitarian society within the Commission on the Equality of framework of international collabo- Women Lydia Dietrich and head of ration”. Deputy Mayor Christine the Department of Equality for Strobl likewise sees Munich’s sign- Women Nicole Lassal. ing of the Charter as a powerful signal: “The European Charter Lydia Dietrich: Areas where local government closes a loophole, as it also defines policy action is needed equal opportunities policy guide- Three more years The European Charter formulates lines for all other areas of local gender equality policy principles for ­government activity in addition to on the cemr Policy all areas where local government personnel policy.” Committee

Munich City Councillor Lydia ­Dietrich has been elected to the Policy­ Com- City Councillors attend cemr mittee of the cemr for a further three-year term. At the Policy Com- Congress in Nicosia mittee meeting in Maastricht, new elections for the Policy Committee, the various other bodies and the President topped the agenda. For three days in 2016, Nicosia became a hive of pan-European dialogue, with local ­Stefano Bonaccini, president of the politicians from all over Europe descending on the Cypriot capital to air and share Italian chapter of cemr, was chosen their experience, knowledge and opinions. The Council of European Municipalities as the new President. and Regions (cemr) hosted the gathering as part of its European Congress, which takes place every four years. The key topic addressed during the two-day session was the tenth anni- The motto of the congress was “A local and regional vision of Europe 2030”. Follow- versary of the European Charter for ing this theme, experts attended a total of 30 forums to discuss a broad spectrum of Equality of Women and Men. The issues, from the subject of refugees, which puts virtually all other topics in the shade occasion was marked by a panel at the present time, to aspects of sustainable local government development and discussion, which was also attended questions about the status of local self-government in the eu member states and its by Lydia Dietrich, a member of the role within the European Union. cemr’s Gender Equality Forum and president of Munich’s Equal Rights Around 500 municipal and regional delegates from across the continent thus had Commission, who reported on the the opportunity to make new contacts, take new insights back home with them, or experience of the City of Munich. simply find corroboration of their own experience. Since members of the German Ibon Uribe, President of the Gender ­delegation also played an active part in the congress program, the event also created Equality Forum, unveiled the initial the opportunity to communicate German examples and perspectives on a variety plans for the “Equality, Diversity, of topics. Munich was represented in Nicosia by City Councillors Sebastian Schall, Inclusion” conference in Bilbao Thomas Schmid and Otto Seidl (csu), Lydia Dietrich (Die Grünen/Rosa Liste) and in 2018. Wolfgang Zeilnhofer (hut).

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Understanding Europe­

Knowledge of the background to issues that request, delivered free of charge. The edi also organ- ­currently concern the eu is disseminated by the izes workshops and eu rallies, as well as providing Europe Direct Information Centre for Munich advice and answers to questions about eu-related and Upper Bavaria (edi). Yet the edi is also there essays and dissertations for school and university. An to answer basic questions about everyday life infotheque provides visitors with a free and extensive in Europe, as well as fielding inquiries about selection of publications by European Union institu- eu funding. tions. Further materials can be ordered on request.

For many Europeans, cross-border activities and a Really welcome? mobile way of life are effectively taken for granted as a In a series of events entitled “Europe Forum”, the edi fruit of European unification. Civil society education regularly creates room for discussion of topical Euro- projects and individual stays abroad, for example, pean issues. In 2016, subjects such as migration and create opportunities to live, share and experience com- integration, solidarity between member states and the munity. The information and advice provided by the future of the Union in the wake of the Brexit referen- edi supports and encourages these aspects too. dum figured highly on the agenda. In a session entitled “Arrived – but really welcome?”, Claude Trudelle, European diversity, a shared historical awareness and ­Delegate General of the Government of Quebec, out- moves to strengthen public participation were the lined Canada’s strategy with regard to refugees. Whole focus of a workshop on the “Europe for Citizens” pro- families from all educational backgrounds are picked gram, which the edi organized in 2016 in cooperation up on location, thereby preventing hazardous journeys with the Department of the Arts and Culture and the while preserving social structures. National Contact Point for Interested Organisations. During the discussion “Brexit – What now?”, Daniel Ways to go abroad Brössler, Brussels correspondent at respected German For the second time, youngsters and young adults keen daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, reported that to learn about Europe in person and on location were Brussels will not accept preliminary negotiations with able to attend the youth information fair “Ways to go the uk. At the same time, he stressed that one reason Abroad” and get advice on a wide range of possibilities for the anti-European sentiment was that the uk’s in secondary and higher education, internships and vol- national policy backed neither the eu nor its decisions. untary work. On the edi stand, the 1,200 or so visitors As long as national politicians fail to shoulder their learned more about stays abroad under the aegis of responsibility for shaping the eu, he said, this situation Erasmus+ and the European Voluntary Service (evs). was unlikely to change. The newly launched European Solidarity Corps likewise attracted considerable interest. Living in Europe also means enjoying the freedom to travel. Reading from his travel documentary “Stories in Anyone who wants to play an a Bottle”, author Oliver Lück thus spoke of extra­ Guide to Europe for Munich & active part in shaping the pres- ordinary encounters around the Baltic. He had met all Upper Bavaria ent and the future of Europe his heroes, all of whom live on the Baltic coast, by Published in 2016, the Guide to needs a thorough grounding in sending out messages in bottles. Their stories mirror Europe for Munich & Upper Bavaria European affairs. The edi does the changes taking place in Europe in a powerful way. is a handy companion that lists its bit to make this knowledge One example is Biruta Kerva, a former tractor driver around 200 points of contact, insti- both available and readily acces- from Latvia whom the fall of the Iron Curtain allowed tutions, organizations and associa- sible. The centre’s school ser- to live in a free world, albeit at the cost of her job in the tions relating to Europe. The Guide vice is on hand to help teachers wake of social upheavals. (available in German only) can be of all grades in all forms of ordered, picked up from the edi or school to design their lessons: downloaded from its website. The requisite number of publica- ( http://www.wirtschaft-muenchen.de/ tions such as “Discover Europe!” publikationen/pdfs/ and “Europe is Child’s Play” can Edi_Europawegweiser16.pdf ) be picked up from the edi or, on 46 Annual Report on European Activities 2016

A celebration of Europe

Munich celebrated Europe in 2016. In the turbu- lent political times in which we live, it is hard to overstress the importance of this gesture: On May 13, hundreds of visitors fl ooded the Europe Day festivities on the Marienplatz. The City of Munich joined with its cooperation partners, pro-European civil interest group Europa-Union München e.V. and local representatives of both the eu-Commission and the eu-Parliament to organize a program that was well received by visitors.

The event was opened by Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid. “The crisis in Europe have dominated the headlines for months,” Schmid said. “There are so many more posi- tive sides to Europe than the daily news would some- times lead us to believe. And that is why this Europe Day celebration is intended as a forum in which to focus on the achievements of the eu, but which also remains open to criticism and suggestions. Because one thing is for sure: Europe is fi rst and foremost a Europe of the people.”

The Bavarian members of the eu-Parliament Maria Noichl (spd), Prof. Klaus Buchner (ödp), Ulrike Müller (Freie Wähler) and Thomas Händel (Die Linke) fi elded questions about Europe in an interview moderated on the stage by Tilmann Schöberl of Bavarian broadcaster br. The audience were thrilled by dance ensembles from the Ukraine, Slovenia and, in particular, the dance project sans frontières “Freudentanz” (“Dance for Joy”) – a project involving refugee children and youngsters.

Learning by playing Munich schools and nurseries presented their projects while an impressive program of events kept the chil- dren well entertained. Supervised by Kultur & Spiel- raum e. V., the children worked together on an outsize puzzle of Europe, had to fi nd where diff erent countries belonged. Alongside, the Europe Direct Information Centre for Munich, the eu-Parliament, the eu-Commis- sion, the Dep. of Education and Sports and Munich’s waste management corporation awm provided infor- mation on eu related issues. In the early evening, two young Munich bands – The Capitols and Rapid – got the audience excited and dancing. Historic date

May 9 is the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. 66 years ago, on May 9, 1950, French foreign minister Robert Schuman delivered a speech in Paris in which he spelled out his vision of a new kind of political coop- eration in Europe. His idea was to create a suprana- tional Institution to place coal and steel production under a common authority. Almost a year later, the organization he had dreamed of came into being. Schuman’s proposal is regarded as the cornerstone of what is today the eu. Fotos: European Parliament Annual Report onEuropa-Jahresbericht European Activities 2016 47

Raising pro-European voices louder than in the past

Europe is the solution, not the problem. That was the idea of leaving the eu. Yet even so, he stressed the the common consensus at the end of a lively fi sh- importance of raising one’s pro-European voice more bowl discussion at a network meeting of Euro- so than in the past. There are many supporters of the pean aff airs actors in the small meeting room at European ideal, he concluded, but also no shortage of Munich’s New City Hall. sceptics who question Europe’s institutions.

The Department of Labor and Economic Development’s Uta Löhrer was convinced that young people especially European Aff airs Team had issued the invitation to want a united Europe, as most of them have never discuss the question: Take to the streets for Europe? known anything else. But they don’t want “to know In the current context, the team also went a step about the institutions”, she argued. Instead, they want further, challenging the gathering to show more com- to develop a common awareness of Europe. On this mitment to the European ideal. Moderated by Jutta score, Löhrer believes political education in schools Prediger of Bavarian broadcasting corporation bears a heavy responsibility. “And there is room for Bayerischer Rundfunk, a vigorous fi shbowl debate on improvement in Bavaria,” she pointed out. She also November 9 brought together Thomas Leeb (offi ce advocated the notion of a European volunteer service. manager, bmw Foundation Munich), Uta Löhrer (study director, Bavarian State Chancellery for Political Educa- “Don’t talk about each other – talk to each other.” tion), Verena Ringler (head of the Department of Inter- That was the catchphrase aired by Verena Ringler, who national Understanding at the Mercator Foundation in appealed for genuinely eff ective civic inclusion and Essen) and Benjamin Zeeb (Managing Director of Pro- gave her backing to the power of personal dialogue. ject for Democratic Union). Zeeb in particular made no Her proposal? Get the members of national parliaments secret of the fact that only full federal union – complete to come together, get them talking to each other and with an empowered joint government and common working together on projects and ideas. armed forces and civil services – can solve Europe’s problems. Zeeb’s goal is nothing less than a United Thomas Leeb likewise argued in favour of transnational States of Europe. The notion that Europe can emerge dialogue between individual decision makers and civil in gradual stages is a dangerous one, he notes. society. He called for greater integration, but remained sceptical of the idea of a United States of Europe. Standing in for Deputy Mayor Josef Schmid, Manuel “I don’t think giving up national sovereignty is the solu- Pretzl, Deputy Chairman of the City Council Commis- tion,” he suggested. “I think we should be looking sion on Europe, opened the debate, which was instead for alternative models.” Having said that, he dominated by the outcome of the us presidential elec- still felt that it was advisable to adopt a common tions and the question of the extent to which Trump’s stance on foreign and defence policy. presidency will aff ect Europe. “Is Europe on the edge of the abyss?” Pretzl asked. “And how robust is our After the debate, the delegates representing the local, community of values in the European Union at a time regional and European policy echelons, administrations when nationalist sentiment and the voices of euro- and associations continued their lively debate into the sceptics are being heard ever more loudly?” The major- evening over a tasty snack. ity of Germans, he added, would never even consider Publication details details Publisher City of Munich Department of Labor and Economic Development Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse 15 80331 Munich www.munich.de

Editorial Office Petra Pintscher, Munich

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March 2017 Issue no. 306

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