METREX Manifesto for Metropolitan Partnerships

METREX

MANIFESTO FOR METROPOLITAN PARTNERSHIPS

Accelerating on a greener, more just and competitive Europe

Rethinking Europe’s institutional framework is essential if we are to accelerate to more resilient, greener, just and better-connected communities. It’s time to grow Metropolitan Partnerships in Europe.

Metropolitan regions and areas are the places where day after day, across urban and rural settings, Europe creates and re-creates itself. 60 percent of EU inhabitants live in regions and areas. Over 80 percent of newcomers choose them as places to live, so they are still growing. Nearly 70 percent of EU GDP is produced there. On the other hand, over 70 percent of greenhouse emissions in the EU come from the metropolitan regions and areas. They were also severely impacted by the pandemic.

Metropolitan regions and areas have always coped with such challenges. However, as new and deeper challenges arise, to tackle them we need new models and stronger cooperation involving multilevel government and different actors. We are creative and effective, and are already networked across Europe and beyond.

What are Metropolitan Partnerships and why do they matter for Europe?
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