Development effectiveness at the local and regional level

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PLATFORMA promotes the attributes of international development activities of local and regional governments in the European Union, compared to those of international donors or of civil society, while underlining their complementary nature This new publication on local and regional development cooperation considers the opportunities that exist to improve synergies between development-related actions led by local and regional governments and EU strategies promoting decentralisation and local governance. It also examines the accessibility of information on EU support to decentralisation and local governance. The report also includes a number of examples of development cooperation initiatives undertaken by a number of European municipalities and regions.

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Guidelines for intelligent transport systems

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The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) has issued a set of guidelines on ways to implement three key aspects of intelligent transport systems in urban areas: travel information, travel management and smart ticketing. These guidelines, which include a set of good practices shared by European cities, were developed by an expert group set up by the European Commission.

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New aviation capacity for London

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As part of ongoing work regarding the Mayor of London’s campaign to ensure that London has the aviation connectivity to meet its future economic needs, the Mayor has published a set of criteria against which Transport for London (TfL) will assess options for increasing aviation capacity. These cover the following six categories: economic, airport infrastructure, airspace, surface access, environmental impacts and deliverability. The criteria were consulted upon between 21 December 2012 and 8 February 2013 and TfL has also published a report that outlines the responses that were received.

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Conversion of offices into housing: Impact on London

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This is a webcast of the London Assembly’s Planning Committee which met on 12 March 2013 to discuss Government plans to allow developers a free hand to convert offices into housing without planning permission. Concern has been expressed that this could see central London lose a quarter of its office space and make it impossible for many small firms to remain in the capital.

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Housing Moves policy framework

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The Mayor of London’s Housing Moves scheme facilitates cross-borough housing mobility for social tenants who wish to move around London. The policy framework underpins the scheme and informs the operational policies and procedures of Housing Moves. All partners commit to delivering and participating in Housing Moves according to this document.

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The role of ICT for energy efficient buildings: A contribution to Horizon 2020. Brussels, 28 February 2013

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ICT4E2B Forum partners presented their project’s final results about the role of ICT for Energy efficient buildings to an audience of over 120 attendees. The project funded by DG CONNECT and developed within the framework of the Energy-efficient Buildings Public Private Partnership (EeB PPP) initiative, has performed a deep analysis of the research challenges and innovation priorities that ICT will have to address in future. These recommendations have been duly taken into account in the new Roadmap developed by E2BA towards a possible continuation of the EeB PPP within Horizon 2020. Presentations and background reports and information are available online.

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Climate Local. London, 11 March 2013

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The Local Government Association launched its Climate Local initiative in June 2012 to support councils to make the most of opportunities for people, the local economy and jobs through action on climate change. This conference brought together representatives from the first Climate Local councils and beyond to hear the latest examples of council-led action and to discuss priorities for the sector. Presentations are available online.

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UK, Europe and MENA 2013 Hotel Industry Report

Posted on: 13 March 2013
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This report presents results of the UK hotel industry’s profit and loss performance with individual commentary on 16 key European and Middle Eastern hotel markets plus sections on London, England, Scotland and Wales. The document details results for the full year in 2012 and gives a comparison with 2011 performance.

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MIPIM 2013 Daily report

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During the MIPIM property market event, held in Cannes from 12-15 March 2013, Estates Gazette issues a daily newsletter, highlighting issues from the event. This issue covers 12 March 2013. The issue for 13 March is here. The issue for 14 March is here.

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Open for business: Empty shops on London’s high streets

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A report from the London Assembly’s Economic Committee sets out a package of emergency and longer term measures to break the vicious cycle on the high street which has led to an increase in empty shops across the capital. It claims that outer London high streets are particularly struggling, predominantly because of tough economic conditions and because people increasingly shop at out-of-town centres and online.

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