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.

✨ The European Urban Initiative Permanent Secretariat wishes you Happy Holidays and a bright start to 2026! 🎊📌 Please no...
24/12/2025

✨ The European Urban Initiative Permanent Secretariat wishes you Happy Holidays and a bright start to 2026! 🎊

📌 Please note that our offices will be closed from 25 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 included.

In the meantime, continue to innovate, share, and inspire! ✨

🎄✨ Christmas came early for the EUI Peer Review community! ✨🎄We’re excited to share the results of our Autumn 2025 Peer ...
23/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas came early for the EUI Peer Review community! ✨🎄
We’re excited to share the results of our Autumn 2025 Peer Review Call—and the gifts under the tree are plenty!

🎁 11 city applications from across Europe, with strong engagement from small and medium-sized cities
🎁 36 peer reviewer applications from 12 Member States
🎁 A fantastic mix of cities from less developed and transition regions, showing growing enthusiasm for mutual learning and urban innovation
And the biggest surprise?
🎅 7 cities under review have been selected and will join our Peer Review events in Spring 2026!

Say hello to:
🇫🇮 Joensuu & Helsinki (FUA)
🇬🇷 Kavala
🇪🇪 Pärnu & Saue
🇨🇿 Prague (FUA)
🇮🇹 Brindisi

Plus, 2️⃣9️⃣ new peer reviewers have joined the pool—strengthening our community of experts ready to support cities on their SUD journeys.

What’s next?
🔜 Matching, grouping, and preparing for two exciting Peer Review events in March and May/June 2026.

🔍 Themes will revolve around urban governance, a shared challenge across many applications.
If you missed this call, don’t worry—our peer reviewer call is now continuously open, and our City-to-City Exchanges are always available!
Looks like 2025 is wrapping up with great news… and we can’t wait to unwrap what 2026 will bring! 🎁✨

See more on our website: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/sqcr3mlzgv

🌍 Looking for innovative ways to make your city greener, more sustainable, and connected to nature?🇪🇸 Barcelona is leadi...
22/12/2025

🌍 Looking for innovative ways to make your city greener, more sustainable, and connected to nature?

🇪🇸 Barcelona is leading the way with the TOP SEC project, transforming rooftops into self-sustaining ecological spaces. By integrating circular economy solutions, the project is turning gravel roofs into vibrant green spaces that enhance biodiversity, reduce urban heat island effect, and improve air and water quality.

🌿 From native plant installations to community co-creation workshops, the TOP SEC project brings together local residents, businesses, and schools to create climate-resilient rooftops that serve both the environment and the community.

💡 Discover how Barcelona is pioneering ecological green roofs in the TOP SEC project and learn how it could be replicated across Europe! https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/rorndpmopu

📩Stay updated and join the Portico community to learn more about urban innovation! 🤭https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/mwwxczslzy

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ was a dynamic and productive year for the European Urban Initiative and the EU cities that benefit from our...
19/12/2025

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ was a dynamic and productive year for the European Urban Initiative and the EU cities that benefit from our support.

✨ We helped cities of all sizes in driving sustainable urban solutions, expanding knowledge sharing and strengthening collaboration across Europe.

Check out our major achievements from 2025:
• The Cities Forum 2025 brought together in Krakow and online over a thousand stakeholders to shape future urban policy and share best practices.
• 56 active innovative urban projects are testing new solutions.
• Hundreds of cities engaged in capacity building, peer reviews and City‑to‑City Exchanges.
• With 8600+ members Portico continued growing as the go‑to knowledge hub for urban practitioners.
• The new Thematic Partnership "Compact cities" at its final stage before the launch under the Urban Agenda

👉 Discover the full overview of EUI’s activities, milestones and key moments from 2025: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/xv2jgafwkf

🌍How can cities reinvent tourism to protect culture, foster inclusion and build climate resilience?🇬🇷Elliniko-Argyroupol...
18/12/2025

🌍How can cities reinvent tourism to protect culture, foster inclusion and build climate resilience?

🇬🇷Elliniko-Argyroupoli is pioneering this approach with the GreCO (Green Cultural Oases) initiative, which is turning Europe’s largest urban regeneration project into a living laboratory for sustainable urban tourism.

🤝By combining eco-friendly practices, cultural revitalisation, community engagement, and digital innovation (AI, AR, and gamification), GreCO is transforming tourism into a force for resilience, equity, and pride.

💡Discover how GreCO is reshaping urban tourism in Greece and offering a scalable model for cities worldwide: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/jcrzbmsssj

📩Stay updated and join the Portico community to learn more about urban innovation! 🤭 https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/v6rwowud1r

📖𝗔𝘀 2025 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀...Across Europe, cities are writing their own stori...
17/12/2025

📖𝗔𝘀 2025 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀...

Across Europe, cities are writing their own stories of change - learning from peers, testing new ideas and turning European cooperation into lasting urban impact.
In the latest edition of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿, discover how cities of all sizes are learning, growing and leading through the European Urban Initiative and the .

This edition features:
✔️ Inspiring urban journeys from Chalandri (🇬🇷), Varaždin (🇭🇷) and Lille Métropole (🇫🇷)
✔️ How Fuenlabrada (🇪🇸) is becoming a reference for innovation transfer among smaller cities
✔️ Celje’s (🇸🇮) path from capacity-building to leading an Innovative Action project
✔️How Coimbra metropolitan region (🇵🇹), Galați (🇷🇴) and Genoa (🇮🇹) are connecting UAEU partnerships and EUI opportunities to build stronger strategies

These stories show how European innovation, peer learning and EUI support help cities of all sizes turn ambition into action.

👉 Read the latest European Urban Insider and explore the full stories: https://mjt.pulse.ly/fqi3e7qnta

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The City-to-City Exchange programme helps local administrations strengthen their strategic capacity by connecting with p...
16/12/2025

The City-to-City Exchange programme helps local administrations strengthen their strategic capacity by connecting with peers who share similar ambitions in sustainable urban development.

🌍 Exchange methodologies
📊 Understand what worked (and what didn’t)
🏙️ Build long-term capacity inside your administration
🤝 Create durable partnerships beyond the visit itself

The Call is permanently open.
Apply here ➡️https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/zzzmmvmptr

🌍 Looking for innovative ways to foster sustainable tourism and create a balanced, thriving city?🇵🇹 Coimbra is leading t...
15/12/2025

🌍 Looking for innovative ways to foster sustainable tourism and create a balanced, thriving city?

🇵🇹 Coimbra is leading the way with the COIMBRA ST LLM project, transforming the city into a smart, sustainable destination that prioritizes both residents and visitors. By integrating data-driven decision-making, green tourism practices, and digital solutions, Coimbra is embracing a future of responsible tourism while preserving its cultural heritage.

🤔 From training programs and sustainable certifications to smart tools for data management, the project aims to create a more balanced tourism ecosystem, fostering longer stays, reducing seasonality, and promoting community-driven development.

💡 Discover how Coimbra is paving the way for sustainable urban tourism with COIMBRA ST LLM in this article: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/kohuxv2hkr

📩 Stay updated and join the Portico community to learn more about urban innovation! 🤭 https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/qyvphouri2

🌟 Our Contact Points together in Tallinn for our annual coordination meeting! 🌟We’re delighted to gather the big family ...
12/12/2025

🌟 Our Contact Points together in Tallinn for our annual coordination meeting! 🌟

We’re delighted to gather the big family of our network of Urban Contact Points at the Tallinn Creative Hub – Kultuurikatel for an inspiring moment of exchange and collaboration.

This meeting is a key opportunity for the UCP–NUP family to share experiences, reflect on ongoing activities and look ahead to the next steps in supporting cities across Europe through the European Urban Initiative and related programmes.

Here’s to productive discussions, shared learning and a strong network working together for Europe’s cities!

Discover our network of Urban Contact Points and find your country representative: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/4pezzckriu

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🌍 Wrapping up two days of collaborative exchange in Malmö!Today marks the end of the EUI Peer Review, the second Peer Re...
11/12/2025

🌍 Wrapping up two days of collaborative exchange in Malmö!

Today marks the end of the EUI Peer Review, the second Peer Review hosted in Sweden in 2025, where local authorities, experts, and peer reviewers came together to strengthen the Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies of four cities under review: Dienvidkurzeme (LV), Malmö (SE), Pescara (IT), and Schaerbeek (BE).

Participants explored a wide range of challenges and priorities including stakeholder engagement, progress-tracking tools, collaboration between public and private actors, metropolitan dynamics, evidence-based approaches, and more, using the SAT4SUD self-assessment tool to contextualise and support each city’s SUD strategy.

Highlights from the two days:
✔️ A focused exchange on the implementation of SUD in Sweden
✔️ Strategy pitches from the four cities under review
✔️ A Common Challenge session dedicated to governance and stakeholder engagement
✔️ Study visits to Malmö’s Western Harbour and Sege Park
✔️ Collective reflection and first drafting of actions for each city under review!

Thank you to our hosts in Malmö, all our speakers, the participating cities and experts for their contributions! Johan Willdal, Lovisa Petersson, Jonas Kamleh, Roland Zinkernagel

👀Stay tuned for more insights and next steps!

📸https://flic.pulse.ly/ooqtjqjkzy

🚶‍♀️🚴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆?Our latest blog unpacks the key insig...
10/12/2025

🚶‍♀️🚴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆?

Our latest blog unpacks the key insights gathered during the two webinars with cities across Europe, exploring what truly drives behavioural change and how inclusion, communication, and strong leadership shape mobility choices.

In this second publication of the EUI Policy Lab on integrated & active mobility, we highlight:
👉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 behind the scenes: real challenges, hidden barriers & unexpected catalysts
👉 How 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 from Brussels (BE), Turku (FI), Strasbourg (FR) and Coimbra (PT) turn strategies into action
👉 Why 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 requires time, co-creation, and the right mix of incentives & regulations

One thing became clear: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🧷Read the full article to explore all insights and takeaways: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/kc5dfoaqbm

What if one exchange could accelerate a policy you’ve been working on for years?City-to-City Exchange give urban practit...
09/12/2025

What if one exchange could accelerate a policy you’ve been working on for years?

City-to-City Exchange give urban practitioners the chance to learn directly from peers who have already tested solutions on the ground.
From revitalising public spaces to strengthening local participation or improving service delivery, cities across Europe are using this format to unlock faster, better and more informed decisions.

💬 Practical insights
🛠️ Real examples
🏙️ Tailored solutions adapted to your city’s context

The call is permanently open — your city can start an exchange whenever it's ready.
Learn more and apply here ➡️https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/seb1pksqgo

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