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General News

16.07.20

Regional strategies to restart the economy – How do we emerge from the Corona crisis? (online-conference)

by Kristine

The Covid-19 pandemic affects all aspects of life. While there are health hazards and social constraints, the economy has been hit especially hard. Employment rates and welfare are at stake. Efforts to fight the crisis have not been limited to the European Commission, with its record-high recovery programme. Regional authorities across Europe are dedicated to…

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Housing in Manchester

08.07.20

Bernd Steinacher Fellowship update: Crisis and urban development

by Stephen Gallagher

In 2019, METREX awarded the Bernd Steinacher Fellowship to David Dooghe. In this short article, David Dooghe explains what he has encountered so far at the midway point of this two-year research project. Crisis and urban development As our understanding of crises grows, less is known of the particular connection with urban development. For instance,…

Jobs and Skills

20.05.20

European Network of Cities for Apprenticeships

by Metrex

The European Commission in collaboration with Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale is developing a European Network of Cities for Apprenticeships. This network aims to raise awareness on the role of cities in supporting apprenticeships in collaboration with regional and national stakeholders, to become an advocacy platform, and to provide cities with information, training, and technical…

Energy Transition

20.05.20

Helsinki Energy Challenge – Can you design the future of urban heating?

by Metrex

Helsinki launches global one-million-euro competition to answer the question: How can we decarbonise the heating of Helsinki, using as little biomass as possible? The climate crisis is the most crucial challenge of our time, and cities have a key role in driving the shift to a low-carbon economy. Helsinki is one of the leading cities…

General News

07.05.20

METREX Research Portal in development

by Metrex

At our 2019 conference in Stuttgart it was announced that METREX would establish a METREX Research Portal. The objective of the the portal is to develop a better view on existing scientific research that can support our members in their work. In addressing the complicated issues that our members deal with, it can be crucial…

General News

07.05.20

METREX elections postponed

by Metrex

In light of the Covid-19 virus, we will postpone the election of the next President, Vice-Presidents, and MC members until later this year. The call for candidates will open in September, with elections at the end of the year. We hope to present the new MC at the Spring 2021 Conference in Nürnberg. More details…

General News

30.04.20

METREX Expert and Network Groups meet virtually

by Metrex

Five METREX Expert Groups and Network Groups met online in March in lieu of meetings planned for the Lisbon Conference. In light of the global Covid-19 lock-down, which forced the cancellation of the METREX Lisbon Conference, a number of Expert and Network Groups responded by holding their meetings online. Meetings took place for the Nordic…

General News

20.04.20

Survey on the economic impact of the Covid-19 Virus

by Metrex

We are all facing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in our daily life and in our work. Governments across the world are getting more concerned about the economic impact of this crisis and ways to accelerate the recovery. METREX is a place where we can learn from each other, and this very special situation…

General News

27.03.20

CoR COVID-19 exchange platform

by Metrex

News from the COVID-19 exchange platform The COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally. Governments at all levels, and in particular local and regional authorities, are being called upon to provide emergency services, communicate on how to contain the spread of disease, coordinate efforts, and mitigate as far as possible the impact on economies. Regional and…

Energy Transition

25.03.20

€1m Helsinki Energy Challenge to decarbonise city’s heating

by Metrex

Helsinki Energy Challenge is a global one-million-euro challenge competition to answer the question: How can we decarbonise the heating of Helsinki, using as little biomass as possible? Cities such as Helsinki have a key role in driving the shift to a low-carbon economy. And it is not alone! The climate crisis is the most crucial…

General News

19.03.20

METREX Lisbon Conference postponed and ‘Virtual’ Expert Groups planned

by Metrex

Update 19 March 2020 Update on the METREX Lisbon Conference – Covid-19 Virus With the continued spread of the Covid-19 virus and increasingly restrictive measures being taken across Europe, METREX is unfortunately not in a position to indicate a workable date for the Lisbon Conference to take place. This decision has been led by our…

General News

11.03.20

METREX Research Portal Survey

by Metrex

Survey of members to support the development of the new METREX Research Portal At our conference last year in Stuttgart it was announced that we intend to setup a METREX Research Portal. The main objective is to develop a better view on existing scientific research that can support our members in their work. In addressing…

Climate Adaption

26.02.20

ReProLa – Regionally Specific Land Management in Urban-Rural Partnerships

by Christa Standecker

Stadt-Land-Plus: Achieving more together for a strong region Motivation Economic growth, demographic developments, and changing lifestyles result in an increased competition regarding land use. Focusing on the production of regional agricultural goods, helps increase regional value, improve the quality of resources, and ameliorate urban-rural conflicts regarding land use. Goals and Approach With the Nuremberg Metropolitan…

General News

24.02.20

US-European exchange on climate change approaches

by Metrex

Present your region’s approach to climate change in our series of webinars with four US regions Resulting from a November meeting in Brussels between the US metropolitan regions of Chicago, Denver, Kansas and Washington, and Stuttgart Region, the EU programme International Urban Cooperation (IUC) and METREX are organising a series of webinars to take place…

General News

30.01.20

METREX to launch two new Expert Groups at the Lisbon Conference

by Metrex

‘Metropolitan Landscapes’ to address issues between urban and rural areas and ‘From Roads to Streets’ to explore the transformation of roads in the urban fringe. In response to changing external circumstances and heightened interest from METREX members, we are pleased to announce the formation of two new Expert Groups, both of which will meet for the…

General News

23.10.19

METREX and EUROCITIES reaction on the CoR draft opinion on metropolitan areas

by Metrex

METREX and EUROCITIES have produced a joint response to the Committee of the Regions draft opinion on “The challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future Cohesion Policy post 2020.” The main objectives of this opinion are to bring a better recognition of the challenges of the metropolitan regions, of their contribution to…

General News

23.10.19

METREX appoints two long-standing contributors as Honorary Fellows

by Metrex

Gianfranco Fiora and Douglas Gordon appointed as first two Honorary Fellows, recognising their positive and sustained input into METREX. METREX announced during its recent Conference in Stuttgart (11-13 September 2019) the introduction of a new Honorary Fellow status to recognise the considerable contribution to the organisation from individuals. The status has been initiated by the…

Climate Adaption

15.10.19

METREX signs the Helsinki Impact Declaration

by Metrex

METREX Secretary General signs the Helsinki Impact Declaration during the Helsinki Impact Conference Helsinki invited other cities and collaboration partners to take systemic and rapid actions in solving global challenges. The joint declaration was signed on 10 October 2019 in Helsinki as a conclusion to the Helsinki Impact Conference. During the two-day conference, policy makers,…

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