Call for papers: Should I stay or should I go
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2023 Should I stay or should I go: urban sprawl, density, and a new planning agenda for Europe From January to June 2024, Belgium will be presiding the Council of Ministers of the EU. During this presidency, perspective.brussels, the Brussels Planning Agency, organises a seminar on 29 and 30 May…
METREX network supports sustainable freight transport plan for Metropolitan City of Milan
The final event of a series during which METREX Members have been informing the Metropolitan City of Milan’s new sustainable freight transport plan (PULS) will take place in Milan on 5 and 6 October 2023. The Metropolitan City of Milan and a number of cross-sector partners are developing a new sustainable freight transport plan for…
MECOG-CE Interreg project to strengthen metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe
METREX is an Associated Partner of this new Interreg Central Europe project, which is led by Brno Metropolitan Area and which will focus on strengthening metropolitan cooperation and Governance in Central Europe. A new Interreg Central Europe project has launched that aims to identify the best tools, procedures and examples of good practices for strengthening…
Third ‘Next Generation Podium for Eurodelta’ completed
METREX-sponsored third edition of the annual Next Generation Podium (NGP) has drawn to a close. Held over March and May 2023, Next Generation Podium promoted the involvement of the next generation of planners and designers (students and young professionals) in thinking about the future of the Eurodelta mega region. Organised by Vereniging Deltametropool over 120…
Open Call for Working Groups members: EU Harnessing Talent Platform
The European Commission has published a Communication on Harnessing Talent in European Regions and is launching the Talent Booster Mechanism, which aims to bring a fresh impetus for re and up-skilling as the first key initiative in 2023 to contribute to the European Year of Skills. This Mechanism will support EU regions affected by the…
Funding opportunities: DUT Call 2023 – mobility, circularity, and energy
DUT Call 2023 People-centred urban transformation The DUT Call 2023 is co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe. On a global level, the call is part of the Mission Innovation (MI) call series, i.e. MICall23. The purpose of the call is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities…
ASSET: A Spatial Strategy for the EuroDelta, boosting a circular builT environment for Interreg North-West Europe
METREX SURE EuroDelta network partners submit Interreg NWE research proposal to explore how a spatial strategy for the EuroDelta can create a circular built environment. A circular built environment (CBE) comes with new demands for space – circular building hubs, storage spaces for reused materials, for sorting, and for developing biobased materials, etc. This transition…
METREX Managing Committee Elections 2023 Invitation to present a candidate
Deadline for submitting applications 18 August 2023, 09:00 CET WE ARE METREX Practitioners, experts, representatives of cities, metropolitan regions and areas, highlighting the role of Expert Groups and good practices – including the role of the Managing Committee in creating and sharing results. The METREX Managing Committee (MC) oversees the strategic direction of the organisation…
Metropolitan Manifesto to be debated European Parliament event
Presentation and debate hosted by Urban Intergroup (27 June, Brussels, 09:00-11:00 CEST) to bring additional political and stakeholder views on the draft Manifesto’s call to the EU and national governments. METREX will at the end of June present its draft ‘Manifesto for a Metropolitan Europe’ at a meeting of the Urban Intergroup at the European…
METREX supports the Next Generation Podium 2023
METREX is sponsoring the Next Generation Podium, taking place on 11-12 May 2023, which is an initiative of our SURE network This is an invitation to the next generation of planners, designers and urban thinkers, universities and research institutes on behalf of the SURE Network, to participate in the development of the Eurodelta mega-region. Next…
Members Braga and Metropolia GZM win European urban mobility awards
METREX Members Braga (Portugal) and Metropolia GZM (Poland) were revealed as the winners of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK award 2022 and the first-ever MOBILITYACTION award, respectively. The awards were presented at a ceremony hosted by the European Commission at the Castle of the Counts in Ghent. Braga (Portugal) – winner of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award 2022 The city…
Welcoming CIM Cávado to the network
METREX welcomes CIM Cávado from northern Portugal to the network of European metropolitan regions and areas. Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado – the Intermunicipal Community of Cávado – has become the latest member to join the METREX network. Based in Braga, north east of Porto, CIM Cávado represents a large total area of 1246km2 and 170…
Wrocław: a lesson in emerging from crisis
In advance of the METREX Spring Conference, taking place 23-26 April in Wrocław, the deputy director of the city’s Strategy and City Development Department, Łukasz Medeksza, looks back at Wrocław’s impressive form in overcoming crises – and how this informs current and future strategies. This article follows one published last week which explored Europe’s current…
METREX supports campaign to recognise World Metropolitan Day
METREX supports campaign to make World Metropolitan Day official in the United Nations calendar. Prompted by the the 2015 Montreal Declaration on metropolitan areas, October 7th has informally become World Metropolitan Day. Led by Metropolis and UN-Habitat, World Metropolitan Day is held to promote a better urban future by bringing together mayors and metropolitan leaders…
METREX supports the Next Generation Podium
Students, young researchers and professionals invited to bring fresh perspectives to the future of the Eurodelta through the Next Generation Podium. After the success of the first two editions in 2021 and 2022, the SURE network is organising a third edition of the Next Generation Podium. The SURE network is a sub-network group within METREX…
METREX statement following the war in Ukraine
With the sad situation of a new war in Europe, initiated by the Russian Federation, invading the free democracy of Ukraine, METREX wants to make clear that we are strongly opposed to this Russian action. METREX wishes to express its full support to the Ukraine and its people, and we support all our Members and…
SURE / METREX supports Eurodelta community of practice
The Eurodelta is a transnational pilot area for collaborative territorial action to advance and implement the European Green Deal. As such, it is of global relevance and importance. METREX is supporting ISOCARP to establish a community of planners, designers, and enthusiasts in Europe and beyond dedicated to the Eurodelta as an inspiring field of action….
Support for a Metropolitan Vision for Europe 2050
Members are asked to share details of their ‘big infrastructure projects’ prior to METREX’s forthcoming event with the URBAN Intergroup – on Friday 21 January 2022 – to discuss a Metropolitan Vision for Europe 2050 A new approach to indicate an important role of metropolitan regions and areas has become a fact: after some political…
