The document summarizes the aims, objectives, and activities of the EMTT (Eurotowns Mobility Task Team) from its establishment in early 2006 through October 2006. It outlines difficulties engaging partners and defining a strategy. It proposes next steps to define priorities, share knowledge and experiences, and identify new European project opportunities to continue the EMTT's work.

1. EMTT Report Eurotowns/ Capture Manresa 16-18 October2006

2. Eurotowns Aims & Objectives To etabilish a distinctive policy agenda for Europe's middle sized cities To create a forum for partnership working and collaboration To organise a programme of lobbying, PR and opinion forming To assist members to access funds for projects and research To establish strong links with the European Commission, MEPs, The Committee of the Regions and other appropriate networks To organise a a programme of research and development

3. Document framework White Paper “European Transport Policy 2010: Time to decide” 3rd Report on the economic and social cohesion of the 18th February 2004 “ Towards a Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment” - COM (2004) 60 final - EC 2004”.

4. Thematic Strategy key actions Improve the environmental efficiency of urban areas Secure a healthy living environment for citizens

5. The first steps April 2005 1 st proposal from Reggio Emilia to EUROTOWNS Executive Council Autumn 2005 / (Sept 2005) Eurotowns Executive Council agrees to establish task teams, which should be formal and standardised. January / February 2006 Eurotowns Mobility Task Team Secretariat is established February 2006 EMTT Secretariat sends “Call for Candidates Eurotowns” to all EUROTOWNS and CAPTURE members.

6. Task team membership “ Call for Candidates European Cities” sent to 169 Italian cities and 30 European cities. Girona, Hasselt and Vigo and only 4 cities in Italy replied with a detailed data sheet. Eurotowns/Capture members are asked to disseminate Knowledge of the team to cities of their nations no reply

7. Difficulty 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INVOLVEMENT / PARTICIPATION After three months of partners’ search EMTT was consisting of 3 Eurotowns members and 4 Italian cities.

8. Actions Aim: Involve EMTT candidates and the whole Eurotowns/Capture Network in a European project proposal on sustainable mobility and energy, traffic, pollution matters “ Intelligent Energy for Europe” Programme Steer programme, (deadline 31st of October) seems one good chance to finance projects that could contribute to defining new solutions to mobility problems ! NO REPLY from the EMTT members or Eurotowns capture members (exept Girona)

9. Difficulty 2 LITTLE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP NO STRATEGY AGREEMENT Difficulties in identifying the correct programmes and calls Problems in defining the topic ( European sustainable mobility): Is there a true interest on working on fuels and alternative sourses of energy? Is a local government comptent to work o biomasses?

10. Difficulty 3 NO RESTRICTED EMTT MEETING HAS BEEN ORGANIZED Due to a major re-structuring of the minicipal structure Reggio Emilia and the Reggio europa office (EMTT Secretariat) did not have the chanche to arrange a task team meeting in the first 10 months

11. What to do for the future?

12. The actions in the short term Reggio Emilia will proceed in presenting the IEE Project proposal on alternative energies. Reggio Emilia will share the results of the project with eurotowns members thus contributing to the dissemination phase. Eurotowns members eventually could still participate to the project proposal “ B-UTILIS: To promote biomass utilization” implementing the 2nd objective –the communication campaign – with a little budget

13. The actions in the medium / long term Arrange for a partner meeting in RE to: Agree on a common definition of european sustainable mobility and map the areas of interst of the different cities Map the best practices existing in each country / map the needs of each city Agree on a agenda of priorities Searching for new european project opportunities (aiming not only at fostering the research but also at sharing existing knowledge and experiences) Interreg/CIP/FP7

14. Finally… The Task Team will proceed along the lines of the Knowledge Economy group that developed the CAPTURE project. Thank You!!! On behalf of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia Serena Foracchia Poppi Elena Rita Tonus