EUROPEAN ANTI-FRAUD OFFICE

Location: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Contact Information: Link
Website Address: Link

Thematic Area – Digitalisation
Thematic Sub-category –

  • Smart city domains for the citizens in green cities
    Smart city solutions and tools.
  • Type of Actor/Agent -Government
  • Typology of Green Urban Site – Cities or Rural areas
    (wherever fraud exists)

Green City Elements:

  • Green Urbanism
  • Positive Energy Neighbourhoods
  • Integrated Photovoltaics in Urban Environment
  • Energy Efficiency in Urban Planning
  • Energy Communities
  • Solar Energy – Photovoltaics
  • Alternative Energy Sources
  • Water storage
  • Irrigation
  • Bee-friendly gardens
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Tourism
  • Circular Design
  • Servitisation
  • Waste-Resource Marketplaces
  • Short Supply Chain
  • Smart (People, Governance, Mobility,
  • Environment, Living, Smart Metering
  • Co-creation in Urban Planning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Urban Energy Consumption
  • Energy Contracts
  • Energy Savings
  • Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

Engagement and Consultation:
Target Groups – Citizens
Public Engagement – Was not applied.
Consultation Tools Used – n/a
Useful links – Link1, Link2

Innovation and Impact
With this tool, the EU tries to prevent fraud in different areas of society. Among them, it can be considered essential to ensure that the funds allocated to environmental improvement projects, whether at a private level or at a global city level, are allocated to the purpose for which they have been granted.
Expected Impact Medium
Level of Scale of Innovation 3

Budget and Analysis:
Budget Spent, Source of Money: n/a
Benefits: Improved environmental resilience, increased cultural significance, Well-being benefits (such as people’s perception of increased biodiversity and improved visual quality of the environment), social cost savings (such as the impact of reduced air pollution), improved visual quality of the environment
Challenges: People must denounce irregular behaviour regarding use of misuse of European money

Resources and Transferability:
Teaching Materials/Resources: Link1, Link2, Link3
Personal Skills Required: Medium
Non-discriminatory Principles: Yes
Transferability Potential: Medium