The three big commitments for supporting the new urban agenda, Habitat III, were outlined by European Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu on Thursday 20 October in Quito, Ecuador – namely implementation of the EU’s new urban agenda, drawing up a harmonised global definition for cities, and promoting sustainable urban development cooperation between cities in the EU and those outside the EU.
The commissioner spoke on the first two points earlier in the week (see EUROPE 11649)....