METREX at 30

Thirty years is long enough for a network to change substantially. Looking back at METREX through the decades shows how its membership, working methods and role in European metropolitan cooperation have developed over time. Since 1996, METREX has grown from a relatively small group of metropolitan authorities into a network bringing together more than 50…

Daily life does not stop at administrative boundaries. People cross them every day to work, study, access services and move between different places. Economic activity, transport networks and many of the systems that shape metropolitan areas extend across them too. The institutions responsible for planning and governing these territories, however, often operate within boundaries that…