EU member states on Thursday adopted the Leipzig Charter on sustainable European cities, which has been hailed by Slovenian Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Janez Podobnik as an "additional motivation for an integral approach to urban development."
The charter is a major step forward, as the EU is paying increasing attention to the urban dimension, said Podobnik, who signed the charter along with his counterparts responsible for urban development.
Podobnik said that the EU did not have a specific urban development policy, but there were appropriate instruments in cohesion policy.
Slovenia will allocate funds for urban development in the programming documents for the 2007-2013 budget period, he said.
The charter says that all dimensions of sustainable development should be taken into account at the same time and with the same weight. These include economic prosperity, social balance and a healthy environment.
The proposed policies include making greater use of integral urban development policy approaches, creating high-quality public spaces, modernising infrastructure, and proactive innovation.
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