After meeting at the end of April 2024, the EUI Selection Committee approved 22 projects within the framework of its EUI-Innovative Actions Call 2.
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25 March 2025

Discover the 20 selected projects of the third EUI - Innovative Actions Call

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Discover the 20 selected projects of the third EUI - Innovative Actions Call
After meeting at the end of March 2025, the EUI Selection Committee approved 20 projects within the framework of its EUI-Innovative Actions Call 3.

The third EUI-IA call sought project proposals under two topics:

  • Energy transition
  • Technology in cities

The call generated strong interest from across the European Union, with 110 applications from 23 EU Member States. The 20 selected projects come from varied EU urban contexts, not only in terms of size (13 projects are located in small and medium-sized cities with fewer than 250,000 inhabitants) but also geographically (13 EU Member States).

The selected projects are:

  • ADUCAT - City of Vienna (Austria)
  • ALLOCATE - Municipality of A Coruña (Spain)
  • batteREstore - Municipality of Tilburg (The Netherlands)
  • Be.SHARE - Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)
  • CED for the Future – City of Utrecht (The Netherlands)
  • Co.nTe  - Municipality of Câmara de Lobos (Portugal)
  • CUSTOM - Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Germany)
  • EffiComfort – City of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
  • Energy2Act - Municipality of Cesena (Italy)
  • FAVORIT+ - District 6 of Bucharest Municipality (Romania)
  • GRID - Municipality of Kallithea (Greece)
  • MOVES-IT - Municipality of Matosinhos (Portugal)
  • NEW EPOCH - Municipality of Kifissia (Greece)
  • Nordic Energy Capital (NEC) - City of Vaasa (Finland)
  • PULSE-TWIN - Municipality of Heerlen (The Netherlands)
  • SAM-SUD - City of Košice (Slovakia)
  • TRUST - Salamanca City Council (Spain)
  • WATERWAY - Galway City Council (Ireland)
  • ZERO - Municipality of Arnhem (The Netherlands)
  • ZEROit – City of Nuremberg (Germany)

You can discover more about the projects here.

Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms:  

"The EU is committed to bold, transformative urban innovation and the projects awarded today will reimagine our cities as greener, smarter, and more inclusive spaces. These pioneering actions -each a beacon of ingenuity- will serve not only their own communities but become blueprints for Europe as a whole".

Xavier Bertrand, President of Hauts-de-France Region said:

"European cities are key players in territorial innovation: their mobilisation, commitment, and creativity provide the opportunity to tackle the major challenges of transitions. Once again, European urban authorities have come together to propose innovative, sustainable, and transferable solutions at the European level within the framework of the 3rd call for projects of the European Urban Initiative, which focused on the challenges of energy and technological transitions. The 20 projects, coming from 13 Member States, selected by the Hauts-de-France Region and the European Commission, reflect the shared ambitions to address the urban challenges to which the Hauts-de-France Region is fully committed. I warmly congratulate the mayors and elected representatives of European cities and local authorities, as well as all their partners. Their projects demonstrate the innovative capacity of territories in the context of a Cohesion policy that is essential for today's and tomorrow's territorial development."

With the 20 winning projects announced today, EUI now supports a total pool of 56 innovative actions across 19 Member States, all committed to delivering solutions for a sustainable urban future for the EU. The ERDF will finance 80% of the costs of the selected projects. Each project can receive up to EUR 5 million. Part of this funding will be dedicated to transferring innovative solutions to other cities in Europe, aiming to have an even greater impact, especially in cities and regions most in need of transformation support towards a green future.