Urban Agenda for the EU

Urban Agenda for the EU and digital transition: leveraging technology to address urban challenges🏙️ 💠How can cities stay ahead of emerging digital trends and strategically plan for future technological innovations? What role does the Urban Agenda play in addressing these challenges? 🔎To explore these questions, we collected examples and insights from different Thematic Partnerships, who shared their views on how the Urban Agenda has supported and can further advance the digital transition in urban areas. 👉Read more in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/d3NHa2T6 #UAEU #DigitalTransition

🔊Share Your Insights: Greening Cities Survey on Shaping and Monitoring Ambitious Urban Nature Plans🌱 The Greening Cities Partnership of the Urban Agenda for the EU is conducting an essential survey to evaluate how European municipalities are implementing urban greening and restoration actions. Your insights are crucial in shaping evidence-based policies. 🔎This survey explores: ✅The current status of urban nature plans and targets ✅Monitoring frameworks ✅Implementation challenges and capacity needs 👉The results will directly contribute to recommendations for the European Commission, aiming to enhance knowledge frameworks, regulatory strategies, and funding mechanisms. These improvements will support municipalities in meeting urban ecosystem goals under the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the Nature Restoration Regulation. 💠Who should respond? Municipal officials, urban planners, environmental technicians, and policy officers involved in urban greening initiatives. 🔗 Take part in the survey here: https://lnkd.in/dcKtfgdi 📅 Deadline extended until March 31st, 17:00 CET‼️ #UAEU #GreeningCities #NatureRestorationLaw

💡 Innovative Solutions for Urban Food Systems: Highlights from the Food Partnership Meeting in Lille 🔶 On March 24-25, Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) hosted a key gathering of the Food Partnership, bringing together members to finalise the Draft Action Plan. Over two days of exchange and collaboration, partners shaped an Action Plan with seven key actions aimed at strengthening cities' roles in transforming food systems—focusing on Better Knowledge, Better Regulation, and Better Funding. The meeting also provided an immersive look into innovative local food initiatives. 🌱 From pioneering soil health projects led by Lille Métropole to the Chaud Bouillon space—a revitalized hub where diverse food-related initiatives have developed. These range from restaurants promoting local products and short supply chains to projects that foster social inclusion, solidarity, and job creation for people on integration schemes. 🤝 🔎 Curious to learn more? 👉 Read our latest article and get inspired by these groundbreaking urban food projects: https://lnkd.in/dxZFE8ZZ #UAEU #FoodPartnership #FoodSystemsTransformation #Sustainability #SocialInclusion Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed to the meeting Lille Metropole EU Office Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) Chaud Bouillon #MUFPP Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Universitat de Barcelona FARO - Food Action and Research Observatory (University of Barcelona) Stad Gent Eurocities ICLEI Europe Vantaan kaupunki - Vanda stad - City of Vantaa Dublin City Council Nathalie COS Région Hauts-de-France AESOP Alessandra Manganelli Marian Simon Rojo Iwona Kapustka Ph.D. Ioana Ivanov Agenția Metropolitană Brașov | Brasov Metropolitan Agency Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz

🚀 The Spring Call for Peer Review is now open!   💡 The Peer Review is a unique opportunity for European cities to refine their Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies through peer learning and benchmarking.   🤝 How does it work? Your city could be selected as a 'city under review' and receive personalized support from up to six 'peer reviewer' cities, helping you tackle challenges in developing, implementing, or monitoring your SUD strategy. 📅 Apply now and join the Peer Review experience!  The call is open until 1 May 2025‼️ 🔎Learn how to apply on the European Urban Initiative website: https://lnkd.in/dakM6P5x  #EUI4yourcity #EUI4yourskills #PeerReview

🌍 Building Decarbonisation Partnership Moves Forward in Defining Key Focus Areas 🎉 🔸In recent meetings, partners have been actively exploring and grouping priority areas that will serve as the focus of the Partnership in the coming month. 💡A co-creative session on March 18 helped refine key themes such as multi-level governance in heating and cooling strategies, heat pump readiness, citizen engagement in decarbonisation efforts and people-centred approaches, vertical and horizontal integration among governmental bodies, integrated renovation programmed, financial solutions for large-scale renovations, and the role of innovative business models and digital tools in accelerating progress. What’s Next? 📍 In-person meeting in Mechelen (May 26-27) 👉Learn more in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/d8A3Jbkb #UAEU #BuildingDecarbonisation #Sustainability #CarbonNeutralCities #UrbanDevelopment

📢Don't miss the first Greening Cities webinar on the Nature Restoration Law 🌱 🔎This first session will focus on the baselines and data needed for urban ecosystem restoration, exploring key challenges and tools for measuring progress. Join us to gain expert insights, hear from real-world case studies and actionable strategies, and have your questions answered. 📍webinar #1 - Urban Ecosystem Restoration: Baselines and Data 📆 Tuesday 25 March, 10.00-12.30 CET 💡 Learn more about the topic covered in the webinar and how to register in our article: https://lnkd.in/dauR_wMC #UAEU #NatureRestorationLaw #GreeningCities #Sustainability #WebinarSeries

🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN for the Cities Forum 2025!  The event organised by the European Commission (DG REGIO) and the European Urban Initiative (EUI), is now open for registration! Join us at the #CitiesForum 2025, where urban leaders, policymakers, and experts come together to shape the future of cities.  🗓️ June 17-19  📍 Kraków    🔎 Explore the details and begin organizing your participation today:  https://lnkd.in/duWfpeqv #EUI4yourcity #EUinmyRegion #Kraków #UAEU 

📢Key Takeaways from the 2nd Water Sensitive City Partnership Meeting! Following the successful launch in late January, the #WaterSensitiveCity Partnership, coordinated by the Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra, held its second online meeting on February 26. With 28 participants, the session aimed to refine the Partnership’s thematic focus, aligning it with the key topics of interest shared by the partners. 🏢💧Key issues covered included sustainable water management, addressing water scarcity, excess, and quality, as well as nature-based solutions like blue-green infrastructure for flood prevention and urban cooling. The discussions also emphasized biodiversity protection, nature restoration, and integrating water-sensitive principles into urban planning. 🔗Read our recent article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ditKAeyp #UAEU #WaterSensitiveCity

Cities of Equality Partnership Moves a Step Closer to the Action Plan🎉 On 6-7 March 2025, members of the Urban Agenda for the EU “Cities of Equality” Partnership gathered in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, for an intensive in-person meeting to finalise the Draft Action Plan. Hosted by the Gemeente Heerenveen, this gathering provided a key opportunity for partners to fine-tune proposed actions, set a collaborative implementation timeline, and design a strategy for public consultation. Over two days, participants engaged in interactive work sessions to refine three key actions: 🔸tackling spatial segregation 🔹mainstreaming equality in future EU funding instruments 🔸enhancing citizen engagement 🔎For more insights, read our latest article: https://lnkd.in/d8_ADnu6 #UAEU #CitiesofEquality #CitizenParticipation #Inclusion DOM NHL Stenden ANCT - Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires

🔎 Explore the European Urban Initiative Peer Review Call! 💡 The Peer Review process, provided by EUI, offers European cities a unique opportunity to strengthen their Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies through peer learning and benchmarking. 🤝 How does it work? Your city could be selected as a 'city under review' and receive personalized support from up to six 'peer reviewer' cities, helping you tackle challenges in developing, implementing, or monitoring your SUD strategy. 📅 The application process will open by the end of March—don’t miss your chance to gain expert insights from your peers! ➡️ Join the EUI webinar on March 27th to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dE93CX7N #EUI4yourcity #PeerReview