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That said, we saw two excellent and highly engaging online Conferences, both focused on contemporary European challenges. In Spring, Nuremberg Metropolitan Region brought Farm-to-Fork initiatives to our attention, and in Autumn, Riga Metropolitan Area explored the implementation of regional strategies. Both conferences were a huge success in bringing forth ideas, best practice and analysis on…

METREX Network Group SURE (Strategic Urban Region Eurodelta) presents a study on the future of sustainable mobility in the Amsterdam-Brussels-Cologne-Lille area. On 13 October the results of the first SURE study on sustainable mobility in the Eurodelta area were presented in the house of the Benelux Unie in Brussel. Substantial growth in mobility is expected…

European networks will offer expertise on tactical and long-term challenges facing colleagues in Ukraine. METREX and EMA have together pledged to explore ways to offer immediate and long-term help in the reconstruction of cities, towns and villages in Ukraine. The pledge comes as vital infrastructures such as drinking water installations, power stations, public transport, have…

Call for information on new areas of development METREX is developing some areas of work and we would like input from our Members. Hydrogen energy development Please tell us if your region or area is developing, or would like to develop, capacity and skills in the hydrogen energy sector. Visioning / foresight tools Please let…

Katowice (Poland) this week played host to the eleventh edition of the World Urban Forum, a major annual gathering of over 20.000 people online and in person. METREX President, Jakub Mazur, Managing Committee Members Ignacio de la Puerta and Łukasz Medeksza, Secretary General Henk Bouwman and Head of Secretariat Stephen Gallagher joined the action. The…

METREX to host session on 27 June on Accelerating on Greening the Metropolitan City METREX will in June host an event on Accelerating on Greening the Metropolitan City at the forthcoming World Urban Forum, the world’s largest and most important cyclical event dedicated to urban development. The event will bring together three METREX Members –…

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…

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….

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…

European Metropolises in Response to COVID-19 (Post)Pandemic Crisis: Recovery, Renewal and Resilience The Bernd Steinacher Fellowship was established in 2010 to sustain the values and interests brought to METREX by the late Bernd Steinacher, former Director of Verband Region Stuttgart. It is funded jointly by METREX and Verband Region Stuttgart. The 2021-22 Fellowship will be…

AI Artificial Intelligence METREX Member Wrocław published a report “Artificial Intelligence For a Good Life. Wrocław Metropolitan Area 2021” summarising a series of seminars with the participation of Polish and foreign speakers organised by the Wrocław City Hall in cooperation with PwC and the Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency during the period from February 2020 to…

METREX is delighted to welcome two new members to its growing network of metropolitan regions and areas. Città Metropolitana di Genova, the city authority for Genova, is welcomed as a full member and ANCI Liguria, an association of and for local municipalities, is welcomed as an Observer member. These additions further enhance an already strong…

Applications are now closed Deadline Extended to Monday 23 August 2021, 10:00 CEST METREX and Verband Region Stuttgart are delighted to invite applications for the next Bernd Steinacher Fellowship, which will run from 2021-2023. The Fellowship was established in 2010 to sustain the values and interests brought to METREX by Bernd Steinacher, who was President…

The Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC is offering the position of the Director. The contract will start on 1 January 2022. We are looking for a dynamic person to fill this demanding and thrilling function, and who will continue our successful cooperation in the Rhine-Alpine EGTC with fresh ideas and a strong vision…