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General News

09.02.22

SURE / METREX supports Eurodelta community of practice

by Stephen Gallagher

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….

General News

19.01.22

Support for a Metropolitan Vision for Europe 2050

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

General News

09.11.21

Bernd Steinacher Fellowship announced

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

General News

04.11.21

Artificial intelligence for a good life

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

Climate Adaption

04.11.21

Watch back: METREX at European Week of Regions and Cities

by Stephen Gallagher

On 13 October 2021, METREX hosted a special event at the EU Week of Regions and Cities that brought together a number of Members to examine the most effective green projects and initiatives and discuss solutions that look beyond the pandemic to achieve a green recovery. METREX members Helsinki, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Stuttgart Region, Torino and…

General News

01.09.21

METREX at #EURegionsWeek

by Stephen Gallagher

Registration is now open for the European Week of Regions and Cities. Make sure you and your colleagues sign-up to attend the two events below that METREX is running and supporting. Moving from policies to actions – metropolitan scenarios for a green post-pandemic recovery 13 October 2021, 14:30-16:00 CEST METREX will this year host a…

General News

03.08.21

Genova and ANCI Liguria join the METREX network

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

General News

09.07.21

Applications open for the Bernd Steinacher Fellowship 2021-2023

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

General News

23.06.21

Job vacancy: Director for the Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC

by Stephen Gallagher

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…

General News

06.05.21

Committee of the Regions adopts draft opinion on sustainable and smart mobility strategy

by Stephen Gallagher

The European Committee of the Region’s (CoR) commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) adopted two draft opinions during its meeting on 23 April. METREX and its Members actively contributed the metropolitan dimension to the second of two draft opinions, which is on the sustainable and smart mobility strategy of the EU. Robert…

Circular Economy

29.04.21

METREX President to co-chair European programme for Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative

by Stephen Gallagher

METREX is delighted to announce that its President, Jakub Mazur, has been invited to co-chair the European programme for Making Cities Resilient 2030. Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is an initiative led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and its partners to support cities in taking action to reduce disaster risk in alignment…

General News

22.02.21

First Deputy Mayor of Wrocław Jakub Mazur confirmed as new METREX President

by Stephen Gallagher

Members of METREX, the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, last week voted Jakub Mazur as its new President. Jakub Mazur will head the network for the next two years, representing METREX publicly and leading the organisation’s managing committee. Jakub Mazur was confirmed as President at the METREX General Assembly, which took place as…

General News

18.12.20

Elections open for Managing Committee and Vice Presidents

by Stephen Gallagher

Elections to decide the next METREX Managing Committee and Vice Presidents open today, Friday 18 December 2020 METREX has today opened elections to decide its next Managing Committee and two Vice Presidents. The elections take place every two years, with Managing Committee Members able to serve two terms. The Managing Committee and Vice Presidents are…

Climate Adaption

01.12.20

Symposium Integral Approach Public Space

by Stephen Gallagher

On October 29, 2020, METREX Member Amsterdam ran the Symposium Integral Approach Public Space. The purpose of the meeting was to share knowledge and jointly develop a new integral design method for public space. National and international experts shared their knowledge and experiences. The meeting kicked off with hundreds of participants from Japan, USA, Brazil,…

General News

12.11.20

METREXmonthly – exchange across the network at monthly events

by Stephen Gallagher

Exchange with your METREX colleagues on issues ranging from health to connectivity to productivity. With European and global affairs changing evermore rapidly, we believe it is critical for our Members to exchange more regularly on solutions to short and longer-term challenges – including of course Covid-19. We therefore invite Members to actively participate in a…

General News

02.11.20

World Metropolitan Day ‘Metropolitan Areas and Regions on the framework of recovery’

by Stephen Gallagher

Within the framework of Urban October and World Metropolitan Day, UN-Habitat, the Government of the Basque Country and METREX jointly organised a virtual event with the participation of experts from global institutions and governments. The webinar addressed the initiatives carried out at the metropolitan level to accelerate the positive transformation of urban and territorial realities,…

General News

22.10.20

Annual Report 2019

by Stephen Gallagher

The METREX Annual Report for 2019 is now available online to download. The report offers an overview of the activities of METREX in 2019, as well as the organisation’s position in terms of new members and future growth. METREX President, Dr. Nicola Schelling, provides a foreword which captures the mood of the continent and globally,…

General News

21.10.20

METREX Managing Committee Elections – Call for Candidates

by Stephen Gallagher

METREX Managing Committee call for candidates is now open As announced prior to our Lyon Conference, elections for the METREX Managing Committee (MC) were postponed due to the pandemic situation. We are pleased to open the call today, 20 October 2020, to recruit Members of the Managing Committee and two Vice Presidents of METREX. How…

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