European Urban Initiative

European Urban Initiative The European Urban Initiative (EUI) is an instrument of the urban dimension of Cohesion policy.

EUI supports European cities of all sizes in developing transferable and scalable innovative solutions to urban challenges of European Union relevance.

03/09/2026

๐ŸŒฟ How can cities become more resilient to climate change? What can Europe learn from 10 years of the Urban Agenda for the EU?

As part of the Cities at the Core conference, weโ€™re taking a closer look at how integrated urban planning can help cities respond to interconnected challenges across nature, water and food systems.

On 18 November, join us for the session:
๐Ÿ”ต โ€œ๐‘ช๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’†-๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ช๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”: ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฌ๐’–๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž 10 ๐’€๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ผ๐’“๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚โ€
Moderated by Eileen Crowley, the session will bring together the experience and practical results of three Urban Agenda for the EU Partnerships:
๐Ÿ’ง Water Sensitive City โ€“ planning approaches, indicators and practical tools for water-sensitive solutions.
๐ŸŒฟ Greening Cities โ€“ approaches to urban nature planning, monitoring and financing, including work relevant to the Nature Restoration Regulation.
๐Ÿฅ• Food โ€“ exploring the role of public land, productive landscapes and food resilience in strengthening urban security and resilience.

Together, these perspectives raise an important question: how can the lessons and tools developed through ten years of Urban Agenda cooperation support cities today and help shape the next phase of EU urban policy?

๐Ÿ“ 18 November | Amsterdam
๐Ÿ“… 14.30โ€“16.00
โš ๏ธ Demand for the conference is already very high and seats are limited.

๐Ÿ”— Register now and join the conversation at Cities at the Core! https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/whyqmt6xrd

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌMontana had no shortage of potential. But young people were leav...
02/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌMontana had no shortage of potential. But young people were leaving, public spaces were underused, tourism remained underdeveloped and different sectors often worked in isolation.

Looking for inspiration, Montana turned to Celje.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎThe Slovenian city had experience in youth participation, revitalisation of public spaces, and, most importantly, in bringing together local partners around shared goals.

Through mutual visits, Montana's teams met with municipal departments, youth centres and cultural institutions. They explored not only what Celje had achieved, but also how its initiatives were funded and sustained.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž? https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/wn1c1m74gn

Is your city tackling a challenge? Another city could be waiting for you.

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ? Get free support tailored to your city's needs, from clarifying your priorities to finding the right partner.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more and request support: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/6h7c6mo23a
๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ ๐€๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐? ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ!
๐Ÿ“… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง.

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€The European Affordable Housing Plan sets the direction. Now,...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€

The European Affordable Housing Plan sets the direction. Now, cities need to make it work on the ground.

During the ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, participants will:
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ discuss affordable housing implementation with the European Commission
๐ŸŒ share their challenges and solutions

Whether you encounter challenges on housing, planning, regeneration or investment, there is a place for your city in the conversation.

๐Ÿ“… 14 October | ๐Ÿ“ Brussels

๐Ÿ‘‰ Have you saved your seat? https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/e8kktlkpuk

One month to go. โณOn 22โ€“23 September, cities and urban stakeholders from across Europe will gather in Celje, Slovenia fo...
31/08/2026

One month to go. โณ

On 22โ€“23 September, cities and urban stakeholders from across Europe will gather in Celje, Slovenia for the EUI Focused Policy Lab on Shrinking Cities.

2๏ธโƒฃdays of peer exchange, site visits and practical discussions on demographic change, talent retention, territorial cohesion and the right to stay.

If you haven't registered yet โ€” now is the time.
๐Ÿ”— Secure your place: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/mhz6a5adws

๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐„๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ  #๐„๐”๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!Looking for opportunities to innovate, exchange with p...
29/08/2026

๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐„๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ #๐„๐”๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

Looking for opportunities to innovate, exchange with peers and strengthen your cityโ€™s capacity to address urban challenges?

Visit the European Urban Initiative stand in Brussels from 12โ€“14 October 2026 and discover the full range of support available for cities across Europe.

At the EUI stand (Wednesday 14 october), you can:
๐ŸŽ‰Discover the new Cities Helpdesk that will be lauch during the
โœจ Learn more about EUI opportunities, including funding and capacity-building activities
๐Ÿ“š Explore Portico, the EU urban knowledge hub, and access inspiring resources and practices
๐Ÿ’ฌ Meet the EUI team and discuss your cityโ€™s needs
๐Ÿค Connect with peers and discover opportunities for collaboration

Whether you are a local authority representative, urban practitioner or policymaker, the EUI stand is the place to discover tools, knowledge and opportunities to support sustainable urban development.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Registrations are open - save your spot and join us at 2026!
๐Ÿ”—https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/wysibilqet

๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ง๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?Water resilience is becoming a defining challenge for Europe โ€“from extreme rainfall to prolonged droughts...
28/08/2026

๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ง๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?

Water resilience is becoming a defining challenge for Europe โ€“from extreme rainfall to prolonged droughts, cities are adapting to a rapidly changing reality.

Cities responding to the EUI Forward-Looking Survey ranked water management among their top priorities โ€“ confirming the urgency is real.

The EU Water Resilience Strategy sets a direction towards building a Europe that is better prepared for floods, droughts, and water scarcity, while also strengthening competitiveness and fostering innovation.

In this, cities are at the centre of this transformation and the ๐—˜๐—จ๐—œ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ is where this shift becomes practice:
๐Ÿ’ก testing real solutions
๐Ÿค exchanging city experience
๐Ÿ” scaling what works

When?
๐Ÿ“… 24-25 November 2026
๐Ÿ“ Bruges, Belgium

๐Ÿ”— Join us and be part of shaping Europeโ€™s water-resilient future. Register here: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/8bi8gfji5m

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐„๐”๐ˆ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ!Looking to boost your cityโ€™s Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategy?Now ...
27/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐„๐”๐ˆ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ!

Looking to boost your cityโ€™s Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategy?

Now is the time to learn more and get ready for the call!

๐ŸŽค ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโ€™ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐‚๐„๐“
โœ”๏ธ Discover the Peer Review Call and what it offers
โœ”๏ธ Hear first-hand experiences from cities that have already taken part in one of ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ
โœ”๏ธ Get practical guidance on the application process
โœ”๏ธ Ask questions and discuss your cityโ€™s needs and challenges with EUI experts and previous beneficiaries

๐Ÿ’ก ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ?
An opportunity for cities to learn from each other, exchange expertise and find solutions to challenges in designing, implementing and monitoring their SUD strategies.

๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ - Call opens
๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ - Applicantsโ€™ Webinar (๐Ÿ”— Register here: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/iqqkgbangf )

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ!

๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ. ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดAs the region of Jiu Valley was turning the pa...
26/08/2026

๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ. ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดAs the region of Jiu Valley was turning the page on its industrial past, it saw an opportunity to reinvent itself. But a question came up.

How can you build a unique destination that stands out?

For Jiu Valley, the inspiration came from Genoa ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น: after a similar industrial transition, the Italian city reinvented itself as a reference of culture and sustainability, through a strong and attractive city brand.

Through online exchanges and mutual study visits, Jiu Valley explored practical approaches to destination branding and territorial governance, building one stronger identity.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž? https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/qjgjy8e0mj

Is your city tackling a challenge? Another city could be waiting for you.

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ? Get free support tailored to your city's needs, from clarifying your priorities to finding the right partner.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more and request support: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/tvvdiriqqp
๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ ๐€๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐? ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ!
๐Ÿ“… ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž. ๐Ÿ“‹Built from your survey answers and the June webinar discussions, here's a first l...
25/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž. ๐Ÿ“‹

Built from your survey answers and the June webinar discussions, here's a first look at what's on the agenda:
๐Ÿ”น Turning the 2030 green space & tree canopy targets into a local workplan
๐Ÿ”น Financing nature-based solutions โ€” grants, EU funds and beyond
๐Ÿ”น Peer clinics with cities further along in implementation
๐Ÿ”น A working session on linking your city's action to your National
Restoration Plan

More details โ€” and speakers โ€” coming soon.
Seats are limited, so register early.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/6d80u8l4xq

24/08/2026

5๏ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ
๐Ÿ‘‡

1๏ธโƒฃ How do we retain and attract talent โ€” without waiting for someone else to fix the conditions?
2๏ธโƒฃ How do we adapt urban spaces and services when demand is falling but expectations are rising?
3๏ธโƒฃ How do we improve housing, inclusion and quality of life for those who stay?
4๏ธโƒฃ How do we plan at Functional Urban Area level, across administrative boundaries that no longer reflect reality?
5๏ธโƒฃ How do we turn the "right to stay" from a political aspiration into a practical urban plan?

These are the questions at the heart of the EUI Focused Policy Lab on Shrinking Cities โ€” and on 22โ€“23 September in Celje, we'll be working through them together.

๐Ÿ”— Register: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/ielogsphba

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