METROpolitan Collaborative Strategies and comparative Enhancements
Interreg Europe Project | 2025–2029
Metro Case aims to improve how metropolitan areas in Europe govern and coordinate policies across governance levels and sectors. The project addresses the growing complexity of metropolitan governance, where decision-making involves multiple institutions, levels, and thematic fields such as mobility, regeneration, innovation, and social inclusion.
Key challenges addressed:
• Fragmentation in governance across metropolitan areas
• Low level of alignment between different levels of government (local, regional, national)
• The need for more integrated, participatory and evidence-based planning
Main objectives:
• Strengthen multi-level and multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms
• Improve regional and metropolitan policy instruments through shared learning
• Identify and transfer good practices in metropolitan governance
• Promote long-term cooperation among European metropolitan authorities.
Core activities:
• Interregional Exchange Sessions to share policy progress and peer feedback
• Staff Exchanges and Study Visits for peer-to-peer learning
• Set-up of Communities of Practice (CoPs) in each region
• Development of a Good Practices Handbook and shared governance tools
• Drafting and implementing improved metropolitan policy frameworks.
Project Partners & Associated Policy Authorities
The project involves 9 partners from 8 European countries, including metropolitan authorities, universities, local administrations, and international networks.
Partners include:
Metropolitan City of Genova, Lead Partner – Italy
Politecnico di Torino – Italy
City of Warsaw – Poland
Barcelona Metropolitan Area – Spain
City of Skopje – North Macedonia
Municipality of Tirana – Albania
Bucharest Metropolitan Area – Romania
Gothenburg Region Association of Local Authorities – Sweden
METREX – Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas – Belgium
with the Associated Policy Authorities:
Liguria Region – Italy
Metropolitan City of Turin – Italy
Warsaw Metropolis Association – Poland
Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration – Romania
More info about the project at: https://www.interregeurope.eu/metro-case
