Image EUI 4 April 2024 Are you the next Cities Forum host? The upcoming 6th edition of the Cities Forum in 2025 is looking for a dynamic host city. This is a unique opportunity for cities to contribute to key discussions on the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy and to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable urban development. All interested EU cities are invited to apply.
Image EUI 18 March 2024 The call for Peer Reviews is now open! The new call for Peer Reviews runs until April 30, 2024 at 12:00 CET. Cities, this is your chance to improve your strategies, learn new skills and build lasting European connections.
Image EUI 14 February 2024 Meet the Sustainable Urban Development front runners of Europe on Portico! It is official! You can now access all members of Portico, the gateway to urban learning, through the newly released directory of all community members.
Image EUI 19 November 2023 Continuous call: City-to-City Exchanges Submit Your Application when you are ready! In Spring 2023, the European Urban Initiative (EUI) introduced a transformative capacity-building program to assist EU cities towards Sustainable Urban Development. One of the main proposed services was: City-to-City Exchanges. Citizens Green Housing Landscape Sustainability
Image EUI 26 April 2024 Four EU cities where food is an ingredient for change How can urban authorities promote sustainable food systems that help communities become not just healthier, but also more vibrant, resilient and inclusive? Here are four inspiring examples from cities in France, Greece and Italy. These fresh approaches to food-related urban challenges were all launched through projects funded by EUI’s predecessor Urban Innovative Actions (UIA). All cities went on to share their experiences and tools, enabling their solutions to inspire change in other urban areas around the EU.
Image EUI 4 April 2024 Are you the next Cities Forum host? The upcoming 6th edition of the Cities Forum in 2025 is looking for a dynamic host city. This is a unique opportunity for cities to contribute to key discussions on the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy and to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable urban development. All interested EU cities are invited to apply.
Image EUI 18 March 2024 The call for Peer Reviews is now open! The new call for Peer Reviews runs until April 30, 2024 at 12:00 CET. Cities, this is your chance to improve your strategies, learn new skills and build lasting European connections.
Image EUI 23 January 2024 Enhancing the skills of urban practitioners with our capacity building offer In today's rapidly evolving urban landscape, cities face multiple challenges related to sustainable development, policy implementation and effective governance. To meet these challenges, urban practitioners and policy-makers need to continuously improve their skills and knowledge. Recognising the critical importance of this, the European Union Initiative (EUI) offers a wide range of capacity-building services aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of cities in designing sustainable urban development policies, strategies, and practices. In this article, we will delve into EUI's capacity-building activities, focusing on how they can contribute to skills development and capacity enhancement.
Image EUI 5 September 2022 The European Urban Initiative: official agreement signed between the Region Hauts-de-France and the European Commission The Region Hauts-de-France and European Commission have now officially signed an agreement for the management of the European Urban Initiative.
Image EUI 5 September 2022 Turning the New European Bauhaus ambitions into innovative realities on the ground: topic of the Innovative Actions call for proposals now released! The New European Bauhaus (NEB) will be the topic of the first EUI-IA call for proposals to be opened in Autumn 2022 Citizens Green Housing Sustainability
Image EUI 1 September 2022 Call for Partners: Urban Agenda for the EU Partnerships on Greening Cities and Sustainable Tourism New call for partners to form two new Thematic Partnerships under the Urban Agenda for the EU: Sustainable Tourism and Greening Cities Green Sustainability
Image EUI 1 September 2022 New European Bauhaus: 20 small and medium municipalities to receive support for frontrunner projects The Commission announces the 20 winners of the first call of the New European Bauhaus dedicated to place-based transformative projects led by small and medium-sized municipalities.
Image EUI 1 September 2022 Cities Forum 2023 – Together for green and just cities The European Commission’s Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy is organising its biennial major event, the CITIES FORUM, on 16-17 March, 2023 in Torino, Italy.
Image EUI 5 July 2022 Save the date! 19 October 2022, in Brussels: first applicant seminar for Innovative Actions call for proposals The first applicant seminar for Innovative Actions Call for proposals will be held on 19th October 2022 in Brussels