At the opening of the Forum of Eurocities Social Affairs met in Murcia
Cities have a leadership role as living spaces where social needs of its inhabitants and, in particular the most disadvantaged.
This has been expressed by the Mayor, Miguel Ángel Cámara, at the opening of the Forum of Eurocities Social Affairs, which meets today and tomorrow in Murcia.
Mayor House has stressed that this is an initiative that will allow the exchange of ideas, experiences and opinions about the policies being developed in European cities on social inclusion, so that helps to "move forward in building of a socially cohesive cities. "
A responsibility that at times of crisis becomes even more relevant today, so that cities are obligated to "enhance and promote efforts to ensure cities with opportunities for all and where everyone shares in the common project of living together."
Moreover, House has exposed the general principles of the recovery project in the neighborhood of La Paz, which has been regarded as "an example of active policy of integration and social inclusion", since it is incorporated into the urban fabric of the city a space whose current living conditions are rather poor.
It is "a unique project not only in Spain but throughout the world," showing that "uniting public and private initiative is possible to undertake a project of this size and with high quality."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia