The members of the Committee of the Regions have launched a new call on the European Commission to make the Urban Agenda binding in the future, in an opinion defended by Kieran McCarthy (European Alliance, Ireland) and adopted in plenary on Wednesday 4 July.
The members expressed concern at the lack of ownership by the various players due to the voluntary nature of the partnerships and the passivity of certain member states, as well as internal dysfunction caused by the lack of rules on the...