European and international affairs 2019 Shape Join Cooperate EUROPA UND INTERNATIONALES 2019 Contents 04 Regions and their influence – municipalities for Europe’s future 05 Travelling new paths together 06 Shape 07 Sustainable Development Goals in Munich 08 Mayor Reiter signs European cities’ open letter for more climate protection 09 Cities want a more sustainable and fairer European future 10 Sustainable urban development in Europe – the Leipzig Charter 2020 Urban Agenda for the EU: Facilitating innovative public procurement 11 Equality: EU Charter and the new action plan for Munich 12 Join 13 Let‘s talk about Europe! Brexit: Yes? No? Maybe? 14 2019 European elections 15 Munich and Bordeaux for a strong Europe 16 Citizen Panel – Munich’s citizens recommend ... 17 Europe Day and Europe Weeks 2019 20 Cooperate 21 EUROCITIES: 2019 Annual Conference in Prague Munich honoured at the 2019 Awards 22 2019 Economic Development Forum in Munich 23 Working group Public Services and Public Procurement 24 Mayors’ summit on the future of Europe Working groups Young People and Culture and Art in Public Space 25 Working group Waste and Circular Economy 26 Mobility forum: automated and networked driving in Munich Working group Creative Citizenship 27 Council of European Municipalities and Regions 28 Smarter Together: Towards the future 30 Re-thinking mobility: CIVITAS ECCENTRIC 31 Promoting cycling with the CIVITAS Handshake METAMORPHOSIS 32 New innovation community EIT Urban Mobility LOS_DAMA! as finalist of the REGIOSTARS Awards 2019 33 LOS_DAMA! – Green infrastructure for better living ASTUS: More intensive use of living space, less CO2 34 C40 Cities: #TheFutureWeWant Energy Cities 2019 35 Change the Power – (Em)Power to Change 36 Circular economy in the construction sector – EU project URGE Cover: Impressions of the box-hunting game “kreuz & quer” from the METAMORPHOSIS and Smarter Together projects 2 37 Effects of EU agricultural policy reform on the Stadtgüter München One Young World Summit 2020 in Munich 38 Open Government Day 2019: Digitalisation works! Erasmus+ initial and continuing education in Europe with Erasmus+ and IBK 39 „Europe and Art“ Exchange with Nice 40 Generation Europe Erasmus+ and digital transformation in educational institutions 41 USA for you Europe in the classroom City administration becomes European 42 School for Everyone Training in Munich – fit for Europe and the world 43 Munich Employment and Qualification Programme at the OECD Diversity Award for the City of Munich 44 German-Czech exchange on integration work Donations for Notre-Dame 45 DIALOOGKREATIV with Amsterdam 46 City trainees at the Maggio di Fiore in Cervia European Creative Cities Monitor 2019 47 Artist exchange with East Asia Mayors for Peace 48 Municipal development cooperation 49 Development cooperation for refugees 50 FiBA 2: Refugees in Work and Training 51 COMING HOME devises quality standards DRIM – sharing information on migration in the Danube region 52 Start of a joint project cooperation with Gharb Irbid, Jordan 53 Climate partnerships with the Asháninka in Peru, with Cape Town and Harare 54 Joint project with Kasserine, Tunisia Annual work shadowing as part of the Baladiya project 55 Publication details and Photo credits Up-to-date and further information is available at muenchen.de/europa 3 EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2019 Regions and their influence Municipalities for Europe’s future Clemens Baumgärtner, Head of the City of Munich’s Department of Labor and Econo- mic Development In 2019, the City of Munich’s European work was shaped In the spirit of Munich‘s position on the white paper, we by two main focal points: the intensive discussion about, have also, in addition to #munich4EUROPE, continued the firstly, the future of Europe, and secondly the policies of events surrounding Europe Day on 9 May. With the “Ci- the EU, the national governments and the cities, particularly tizens’ Dialogue on the Future of Europe” we launched a with respect to climate goals. very successful and well-attended series of events in the programme of Munich‘s europe direct information center Against this backdrop, the Mayor of Munich and numerous (EDIC). The events involve discussions on the European other European mayors, heads of district administration Union and its development as well as on the work and and heads of local government signed an open letter to the impact of the European Parliament. Everyone is invited to European Council and its member states in which great contribute ideas, questions and suggestions. The questions emphasis was placed on climate protection commitments. are as contemporary as they are controversial: European The letter’s signatories want to see the EU and all European elections, Brexit and climate change. institutions commit to a long-term climate strategy with the goal of reducing net emissions to zero by 2050. I believe that with the approach detailed in the white paper This desire is in line with the aims of Ursula von der Leyen, Munich has laid out a clear path for European cooperation the new President of the European Commission, who has on the municipal level. Likewise, at the annual conference proposed a European “Green Deal”. The aim is to make of the EUROCITIES network in Prague in autumn 2019, the Europe the first carbon-neutral continent. The strategies message was clear: Cities want to contribute to the EU and for achieving this goal involve investing in innovation and it is therefore important to listen to them. After all, they of- research, re-shaping the economy and updating legislation fer a lot in terms of creative solutions and joint learning. We governing industry. want to continue along this path with the City of Munich as a reliable partner. One focal point of Munich’s EU Agenda 2019 was to strengthen the role of cities in a European context. The City Council laid the groundwork for this back in October 2018 when, to complement the white paper on the future of Europe, it published an additional paper detailing Mu- nich’s official position. “The future of Europe is in the cities’ hands” is Munich’s answer to the question of how the EU ought to develop from this point. The paper confidently lays City Council Commission on Europe out a path for greater municipal participation and responsi- bility in the EU’s political processes. After all, Europe begins Voting members in 2019: where politics and citizens are closest to one another – in Clemens Baumgärtner, Head of the Department of cities and local communities. Cities play a key role in many Labor and Economic Development (since March 2019) areas and are capable of implementing solutions to deal Beatrix Burkhardt, CSU with urgent issues. Dr. Manuela Olhausen, CSU Ulrike Boesser, SPD For this reason, Munich also places a high value on munici- Jens Röver, SPD pal perspectives and expertise when it comes to develop- Anja Berger, Die Grünen – rosa Liste ment cooperation. Strategies are jointly developed in model Gabriele Neff, FDP projects and international partnerships. Munich is active on Sonja Haider, ÖDP the international stage when it comes to vocational educati- on, entrepreneurship and climate protection, for example in The heads of the local government departments and the form of climate alliances and cooperation with the cities the head of the city‘s Managerial Board are consultative of Kiev, Harare and Cape Town. members. 04 Travelling new paths together Henriette Wägerle, Head of European Affairs at the City of Munich’s Department of Labor and Econo- mic Development It was an exciting, turbulent and eventful year for Europe Our recipe for success when it comes to forward-looking and the world: In May 2019, EU citizens voted for their new projects: Via the close cooperation of the city’s administra- Parliament. Ursula von der Leyen became President of the tive departments with Munich’s universities – which always EU Commission and announced the “Green Deal”, which achieve top marks in academic rankings –, with commit- aims to make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent by ted companies and innovative start-ups, as well as with 2050. The United Kingdom, under its newly-elected Prime Munich’s citizens, we test new mobility concepts, persuade Minister Boris Johnson, officially left the EU on 31 January owners of apartments to modernise their buildings and 2020. On a global level too, new paths were laid: With the develop digital solutions in which the city guarantees data Africa-Europe Alliance, the EU aims to raise over EUR 500 protection. Munich and its European partners are also million for sustainable investments and jobs in countries testing recycling and upcycling methods and thus taking a bordering the EU and in Africa. According to the Federal first step towards a circular economy. The district cooling Government, the Agenda 2030 will heavily influence Ger- project in the inner city is also supported by the EU. We join man policies. At the United Nations Climate Summit Federal forces with educational institutions and cultural stakehol- Minister Müller appealed for a global increase in both speed ders to promote a creative and cooperation-based exchange and ambition when it comes to implementing the Sustaina- of ideas. All these topics also form part of our projects with ble Development Goals (SDGs). partner municipalities in Africa and the Middle East. The focus on migration and displacement in the field of interna- The Annual Report shows clearly that in the EU and on the tional cooperation is being further developed. international stage, via our networks, many working groups and at the European Commission’s Urban Agenda confe- Cooperation that crosses diverse organisations, sectors rences, we have played an active part in implementing the and countries will also be the guiding principle for 2020: In SDGs and shaping the focal points of municipal develop- December, the City Council announced that Munich aims ment cooperation.