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.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐ŸŒณFrom de-paving schoolyards to restoring urban wetlands, cities across Europe are a...
09/09/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐ŸŒณ

From de-paving schoolyards to restoring urban wetlands, cities across Europe are already testing what works ahead of their National Restoration Plans.

In Vienna, several of them will share what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently โ€” so you don't have to start from zero.

Some of the cities sharing their experiences:
๐Ÿ”น Milan (IT) โ€” how to remediate and regenerate former contaminated industrial sites with the project
๐Ÿ”น Vitoria-Gasteiz (ES) โ€” how its long-term Green Belt and Green Infrastructure Strategy has progressively embedded nature restoration into the city's planning
๐Ÿ”น Copenhagen (DK) โ€” its Cloudburst Strategy, running since 2014, and the mix of funding sources behind years of nature restoration projects
๐Ÿ”น Roeselare (BE) โ€” where does the city actually need green infrastructure, what problem should it solve, and where should we prioritise action
๐Ÿ”น Turku (FI) โ€” financing and stewardship of urban nature, and how to mobilise the private sector for pro-biodiversity solutions through the EUI Urban Biodiversity Parks project.

๐ŸŽค Our experts Klemen Strmลกnik Leon Kapetas will lead you through these practical cases and help you walk away with the most useful, relevant takeaways for your city.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Join them: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/tnetfqt5tk

The EUI Focused Policy Lab on Shrinking Cities is just around the corner โ€” and registration is still open for a few more...
08/09/2026

The EUI Focused Policy Lab on Shrinking Cities is just around the corner โ€” and registration is still open for a few more days.

Join us in Celje on 22โ€“23 September for two days of peer learning, site visits and practical exchange on how cities across Europe are turning demographic challenges into sustainable, inclusive strategies.
Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation.

๐Ÿ“… 22โ€“23 September 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ Narodni Dom, Celje, Slovenia

๐Ÿ”— Register: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/e46sp5zggp

๐Ÿ’ง ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?The EUI Focused Policy Lab on water management will bring together c...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿ’ง ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

The EUI Focused Policy Lab on water management will bring together cities, experts and practitioners to explore how we can rethink our relationship with water.

๐ŸŒŠ From managing water risks to building resilience
๐ŸŒฟ From integrating water into urban planning to using nature-based solutions
๐Ÿ’ก From new technologies and digital tools to innovative approaches

One Lab. Many perspectives. A shared challenge.

๐Ÿ“… 24โ€“25 November 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ Bruges, Belgium

๐Ÿ”— ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป - register today:
https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/o5bzyggrvi

๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„ ๐’…๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’“๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’š? ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐‘ผ๐‘ฐ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’ 1 ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“!๐ŸคIn the meantime,...
04/09/2026

๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„ ๐’…๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’“๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’š? ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐‘ผ๐‘ฐ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’ 1 ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“!

๐ŸคIn the meantime, you can already ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญโ€™ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง 6 October, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:3๐ŸŽ AM-๐Ÿ2:00 PM CET, where weโ€™ll provide more information on the Call, help you choose the right role, and answer your questions. https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/n8pztcl2fx

โœจ A Peer Review is a structured process designed to help EU cities strengthen their Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies financed under article 11 ERDF, through peer learning and expert insights.

๐Ÿ” How does a Peer Review work? Hereโ€™s the process in 5 clear steps:

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ-๐’๐’‡๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ โ€“ Selected Cities under review meet the EUI secretariat and experts to clarify and refine their key strategic challenges.

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐‘ช๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ - Cities under review are matched with the most relevant peer reviewer cities.

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’‰๐’‚๐’”๐’† - Develop your background paper and join online meetings with experts to prepare for the Peer Review event.

4๏ธโƒฃ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜ ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’• - A collaborative, in-depth 2โ€“3-day exchange focused on your strategic challenges.

5๏ธโƒฃ ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’–๐’๐’•๐’” & ๐’‡๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’˜-๐’–๐’‘ - Receive a tailored report on how to improve your strategy and join follow-up webinars to support your next steps. Cities may also apply for a City-to-City Exchange and an implementation roadmap, providing an additional year of expert support to help take the work one step further.

๐Ÿ“… Which of your colleagues should know about this opportunity? Tag them below and help spread the word!

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

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