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.

🤔Looking for a simple and flexible way to learn from other cities?City-to-City Exchange offer a hands-on format designed...
09/01/2026

🤔Looking for a simple and flexible way to learn from other cities?

City-to-City Exchange offer a hands-on format designed for busy urban teams:

🔹 Up to 3 visits over 5 months
🔹 2–5 days per visit
🔹 Host a peer city — or travel to them
🔹 Work on exactly one challenge your city wants to solve

No lengthy process. No complex framework. Just direct collaboration between cities facing similar realities.

The City-to-City Exchange call is open at all times — you can apply whenever it suits your planning.

Learn more and apply here ➡️https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/duhtrvfpog

08/01/2026

📩 Want to keep up with the latest on urban innovation?

Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss:
🔹 Thematic publications every three months
🔹 Timely newsflashes on key updates
🔹 Insights on upcoming events and opportunities

✨ It’s simple: create your account, choose the EUI option, and start receiving our updates straight to your inbox!

👉https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/walfg7ene8

🌍Are you looking for new ways to promote innovation, sustainability and community spirit in your city?🇸🇮 Celje is leadin...
07/01/2026

🌍Are you looking for new ways to promote innovation, sustainability and community spirit in your city?

🇸🇮 Celje is leading the way with the MAG-NET project, which is transforming the city into a vibrant hub for collaboration, sustainability, and innovation. Through a bold participatory approach, the project is addressing urban challenges such as affordable housing, sustainable mobility and community energy.

🤔From creating the MAG-NET Hub to engaging local residents and businesses in co-creating solutions, the project is empowering young people, driving economic growth, and enhancing the urban atmosphere.

💡Discover how Celje is reimagining its future and becoming a model for other cities with the MAG-NET initiative in this article: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/arace6cy5j

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

✨Discover Portico!✨Portico is the European platform for urban knowledge. It connects urban stakeholders with the resourc...
06/01/2026

✨Discover Portico!✨

Portico is the European platform for urban knowledge. It connects urban stakeholders with the resources, experts and initiatives they need to support sustainable urban development.

It provides access to materials from EU Cohesion Policy partners and other organisations, offering structured knowledge and practical insights.

If you're looking to exchange ideas, gather information or collaborate, Portico can help you connect with the European urban community.🚪✨
➡️https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/ca5d5wpghm

05/01/2026

🎊 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 2026! 🎊

We asked our colleagues: “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛 2026?”
Here’s what they had to say, with a few extra GIF reactions 😉
🌍 A new year full of ideas, connections and opportunities is ahead.
💡 Fresh calls, and inspiring events are coming your way.
👉 And you? What are you most looking forward to this year?

GIFs via GIPHY

✨ 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

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