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.

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🌍The European Commission has just published the #𝗘𝗨𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮4𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, a renewed and coordinat...
04/12/2025

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🌍

The European Commission has just published the #𝗘𝗨𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮4𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, a renewed and coordinated vision that places cities at the heart of Europe’s green, digital and social transitions.

✨𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.

The Agenda recognises the central role of EUI in supporting cities, with the upcoming 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 4. With an indicative 60 million EUR ERDF to support around 30 projects, Call 4 will help cities pilot solutions that respond directly to the challenges highlighted in the new Agenda.
In addition, the Commission is launching the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼, to help cities navigate EU tools, funding opportunities, and operational support ensuring that innovative ideas can turn into practical, real-world urban projects.

What this means for urban authorities:
✔️ stronger links between EU priorities and local innovation
✔️ easier access to guidance, knowledge, and funding
✔️ more opportunities to test bold, future-oriented ideas tailored to local needs

📘 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 - from Innovative Actions to the Portico-supported Helpdesk and the upcoming EU Cities Platform: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/tnxn2rry0n

🚀 Help shape the future of Portico!Through this new Call for tenders, we are seeking a contractor who can:🔹M𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮...
03/12/2025

🚀 Help shape the future of Portico!

Through this new Call for tenders, we are seeking a contractor who can:

🔹M𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 the knowledge hub, community and Urban Panorama ;
🔹𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐄𝐔-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 and make it easily discoverable ;
🔹𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 and support content production (articles, briefs, stories, webinars) ;
🔹𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 & 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 between cities ;
🔹𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Portico and related EUI and UAEU activities;
🔹𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (CMS updates, quality control, analytics, UX improvements);
🔹𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐔 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 within the Urban Panorama.

If this sounds like your organisation or consortium, don't wait and apply.

📅 Deadline: 6 January 2026 at 12:00 CET
🔎 Full details available here:https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/bqh8ujttge🔗Apply here: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/xxefua5ciu

🗨️Every city has a story, and sometimes, the next chapter starts with another city.With City-to-City Exchange, urban pra...
02/12/2025

🗨️Every city has a story, and sometimes, the next chapter starts with another city.

With City-to-City Exchange, urban practitioners discover how peers approached challenges like yours:
🚲 How a small city shifted to cycling,
🌱 How a district turned into a green corridor,
🤝 How neighbourhood participation changed a local strategy...

These visits create meaningful connections that transform the way teams work, design and implement policies. (Your city chooses its partner(s).)

More info ➡️https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/cynxvcxgsm

🏘️𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?👉 That spirit guided our EUI...
01/12/2025

🏘️𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?

👉 That spirit guided our EUI Focused Policy Lab on access to funding, where cities, experts and practitioners came together around one powerful insight: 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨.

From Oradea (🇷🇴) to Rotterdam (🇳🇱), Burgas (🇧🇬) to Brussels (🇧🇪), a clear pattern emerged:
When cities align 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, investment doesn’t just arrive — it grows, repeats, and multiplies through revolving, blended and impact-driven models.

🌟Because cities don’t thrive when funding is treated as a transactional tool — they thrive when it becomes part of a broader strategy, rooted in vision, creativity, and the right support ecosystem.

We’ve gathered all insights, examples and recommendations into a new report — a practical guide for cities ready to evolve from traditional grant applicants to true investment-ready leaders.

📘 Read the full report and explore how to build an invest-ready urban future: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/tzsebiro8z

🚶‍♂️𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀🚴‍♂️Across Europe, cit...
28/11/2025

🚶‍♂️𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀🚴‍♂️

Across Europe, cities are learning that redesigning streets is the easy part — changing habits is the real challenge.
During the EUI Policy Lab’s early research, one message appeared again and again:
👉 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 — 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.

This insight came to life in Hamburg, where city representatives explored real examples from Brussels to Turku, Pombal to Faenza. What stood out? Cities that engage residents early — listening, co-designing, and showing visible benefits — are the ones breaking through the “car mentality.”

👉 Dive into the stories, the first lessons, and what comes next in our new Portico blog:
https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/1vvlgpwwzv

🇮🇪Wrapping up 2 inspiring days in Monaghan Town!The European Urban Initiative (EUI) event “Reimagining Places: Sustainab...
27/11/2025

🇮🇪Wrapping up 2 inspiring days in Monaghan Town!

The European Urban Initiative (EUI) event “Reimagining Places: Sustainable Conservation of Ireland’s Beautiful Heritage – An EUI Capacity Building Event under THRIVE and beyond” brought together staff from Ireland’s 31 local authorities and other key stakeholders at the Monaghan Peace Campus.

🏛️Over the course of the event, participants explored how to integrate preservation, conservation, and sustainable adaptive reuse approaches into the detailed design stage of their THRIVE Strand 2 applications, as well as into future projects at national or European level.

🛠️The programme featured key moments including a THRIVE progress update, a powerful keynote on “Beauty, Sustainability, Belonging: A New European Bauhaus Vision”, and a panel discussion on adaptive reuse and lessons from THRIVE implementation. Attendees also took part in parallel workshops focused on operational and governance solutions for creative regeneration, and joined site visits across Monaghan to see local examples in action.

👏A warm thank you to everyone who contributed and participated to this event!

👀Stay tuned for more insights and next steps!


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🌆 Have you heard of Portico?Launch in 2023, Portico is the EU’s central knowledge and community hub for urban practition...
26/11/2025

🌆 Have you heard of Portico?

Launch in 2023, Portico is the EU’s central knowledge and community hub for urban practitioners. It brings together knowledge, data, funding opportunities and community interaction to support sustainable urban development across Europe.

💡Portico is now growing, and we’re looking for the right partner to help us take it further!

If you’re ready to support cities by strengthening EU-relevant urban knowledge, foster meaningful peer exchanges, and help cities navigate opportunities through Portico, the new EUI Call for tenders is for you.

📅 Deadline: 6 January 2026 at 12:00 CET
🔎 Full details available here:https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/cnf5adodof🔗Apply here: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/rrc8k73cma

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