Webinar: Municipal Finance in the EaP countries – discussion on recommendations for the way ahead
4 June from 10 to 12 a.m. (CEST)
Municipalities
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provide their citizens the key services for every aspect of daily life: from access to clean drinking water, heat, education, some health services, rubbish collection, and sometimes housing and urban transportation.
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need significant financial resources to provide, expand, and improve services.
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play an increasingly important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Commission services recognize this importance and offer many instruments to support municipalities, from technical assistance to grants and a combination of grants and inexpensive loans.
DG NEAR commissioned this study to analyse the situation in the EaP region and to assess the gaps in municipal investments in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate and environment sectors in EaP countries.
During this webinar the experts will provide an overview of their findings and present recommendations for future EU intervention modalities for municipalities. The webinar will be of interest to those colleagues and stakeholders who are involved in designing programmes for municipalities in the EaP region and beyond, as well as to those who wish to reflect on innovative financing mechanisms at the local level.
For registration, confirmation and more information please see registration link here: https://www.eap-events.eu/ehome/index.php?eventid=200206901&