Making the Transition Affordable for all

Democratic Transitions - Just Urban Transitions

News from the UIA projects

Housing

Yes We Rent! - Leveraging vacant private property to build up a cooperative affordable housing scheme

Mataró - Spain

Final journal of the UIA project 'Yes, we rent!'

Housing
Air quality

CLAIRO - CLear AIR and Climate Adaptation in Ostrava and other cities

Ostrava - Czech Republic

Urban forests for cleaner air - The final journal of the CLAIRO project

Air quality
In Ostrava, Czech Republic, as part of the CLAIRO project, two plots of land were afforested in the city's most polluted neighbourhood ..
Urban mobility

SASMob - Smart Alliance for Sustainable Mobility

Szeged - Hungary

Traffic reports: data of two mounths on the Belvárosi Bridge and Algyői Road are already available

Urban mobility
The SASMob project, implemented by European Union funds, is now becoming really visible to the people of Szeged: reports are published ..
Circular economy

BRICK-BEACH - Artificial regeneration of urban beaches with eroded recylced aggregates

Velez-malaga - Spain

BRICK BEACH- Final achievements

Circular economy
BRICK BEACH- Final achievements..
Digital transition

DIACCESS - Digital ACCeleration for medium SizE Sustainable cities

Växjö - Sweden

Unemployed youth and refugees as IT talent

Digital transition
There is a lot of work to be done in digitalization, in the private and the public sector. Companies and governments everywhere are doi..
Digital transition

DIACCESS - Digital ACCeleration for medium SizE Sustainable cities

Växjö - Sweden

Växjö gives waste bins a brain for better waste collection and sorting

Digital transition
Digital technology can make household waste collection in cities more efficient and speed up the circular transition. Putting sensors i..
Digital transition

DIACCESS - Digital ACCeleration for medium SizE Sustainable cities

Växjö - Sweden

The slippery road of innovation procurement

Digital transition
Air quality

CLAIRO - CLear AIR and Climate Adaptation in Ostrava and other cities

Ostrava - Czech Republic

The CLAIRO approach to be rolled out across Europe

Air quality
The CLAIRO project of the City of Ostrava has been promoting the use of greenery for local air quality improvements. It was a pioneerin..
Integration of migrants and refugees

Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees and migrants in limbo state to ignite housing affordability

Athens - Greece

Curing the Limbo #3 - Housing refugees: Homes from vacant apartments in Athens

Integration of migrants and refugees
Curing the Limbo, an initiative by the Athens Municipality, connects the issues of integration, housing, exchange economy and active ci..

UIA latest news & events

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UIA in Perspective

Reaching the end of the 2014-2020 programming period, implementing UIA and transitioning to EUI is a moment to summarize ambitions that were behind es...
UIA Article
gree

Building green cities: accessible and affordable to all!

Climate change affects and will continue to affect all Europeans. However, the magnitude of its consequences is not equitably distributed among people...
UIA Article
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The European Urban Initiative for your city!

With the official agreement signed between the Region Hauts-de-France and the European Commission, we shift from UIA to the new European Urban Initiat...
UIA Article
EFZ

The European Urban Initiative: official agreement signed between the Region Hauts-de-France and the European Commission

The Region Hauts-de-France and European Commission have now officially signed an agreement for the management of the European Urban Initiative....
UIA Article
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Join us at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2022

We are back at the annual European Week of Regions and Cities 2022! Register now for our sessions and find out more details about what we have planned...
UIA Article
NEB

New European Bauhaus: 20 small and medium municipalities to receive support for frontrunner projects

The Commission announces the 20 winners of the first call of the New European Bauhaus dedicated to place-based transformative projects led by small an...
UIA Article
ueau

New Call for Partners: Urban Agenda for the EU Partnerships on Greening Cities and Sustainable Tourism

New call for partners to form two new Thematic Partnerships under the Urban Agenda for the EU: Sustainable Tourism and Greening Cities ...
UIA Article
16 Mar 2023
17 Mar 2023

Cities Forum 2023 – Together for green and just cities

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy is organising its biennial major event, the CITIES FORUM, on 16-17 March, ...

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86
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20
Countries covered
14
Topics addressed
5
Calls finalised