PRE-REGENERATION

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Like most cities that were once part of the former Soviet bloc, Hungarian cities have experienced major traumas, especially social traumas, since the collapse of the old regime. The problems that began during that time have yet to be solved, and cities have to contend simultaneously with housing problems, rehabilitation of existing buildings, issues of environmental quality, unemployment and the precarious situation of many inhabitants. The cities know that they must change their policies and acquire new working methods and new skills that are more effective and more relevant, if they are to meet these challenges and respond effectively. They decided therefore to reflect together on these necessary changes, and to find ways of learning from the experience of cities in the “older” Member States of the European Union. This is the background to the proposal submitted by the City of Miskolc on behalf of five other Hungarian cities. The project consists of a three-day training session designed to improve the capabilities of practitioners in the cities. There were 20 practitioners from the 6 cities present and the aim of the event was to cover the following: > Day 1: integrated urban development policies in Europe; support from European structural funds >Day 2: methodology of an urban development project financed by European structural funds >Day 3: looking deeper into the issues through discussions based on exchanges of experience The PRE-REGENERATION final report outlines some of the results attained from these discussions.

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