Report of the seminar on 27 September 2016 in Athens, Greece

The Report made by EUKN on the seminar held on September 27th 2016 in which main topics of discussion were:

• Urban poverty considered within the perspective of an area-based approach, i.e. urban poverty as a spatial phenomenon manifesting itself in specific urban areas, in particular, deprived urban neighbourhoods;

• Urban poverty considered within the perspective of a people-based approach, in particular, focusing on child poverty.

It is the ambition of the partnership to integrate these two approaches. Thematic linkages with other partnerships will also be explored, in particular with the partnership dealing with the inclusion of migrants and refugees and the partnership on housing.

Like the other Urban Agenda partnerships, the partnership on urban poverty takes into account the EU focus on better regulation, better funding, and better knowledge. This means answers are required as to how to improve EU legislation so that it better reflects urban needs practices and responsibilities, how to ensure better access to and utilisation of European funds by urban areas, and how to improve the EU urban knowledge base and stimulate the sharing of best practices and cooperation.