European Urban Initiative

🏛️ 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞 🇮🇹

Over the past two days, city representatives, policymakers, researchers and urban practitioners gathered in Rome for the 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐𝙄 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙗 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙨.

From governance and investment strategies to neighbourhood regeneration and community participation, discussions focused on how cities can create more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful places.

✨ A key takeaway? Successful transformation starts with putting people at the centre of the processes, recognising that successful neighbourhood regeneration starts with communities, not buildings alone.

🚶 Participants exploring the We-Z Innovative Action project and saw first-hand how cities are driving sustainable, inclusive and people-centred urban transformation on the ground.

The site visits also highlighted the opportunities and challenges of community engagement, particularly when involving younger generations, underlining the need for flexible approaches and long-term commitment.

📸Here are the first pictures from the event: https://flickr.pulse.ly/lft7tmn4qu

🙏 Thank you to all speakers, city representatives and participants who contributed their expertise, experiences and ideas.

🎤 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝗡𝗘𝗕𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹2026 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Join the European Urban Initiative at for a discussion on how cities are embedding the principles of the –sustainability, inclusivity and beauty– into urban projects and, ultimately, into local policies.

📅 12 June 2026
🕑 14:15–15:15 (CEST)
📍 NEB Festival, Brussels

During our session, “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲,” participants will discover how cities are translating NEB values into tangible urban transformation through two inspiring examples:
💧 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗦 (𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺) – rethinking public spaces through innovative water management solutions that enhance urban resilience while creating attractive and accessible environments.
🌱 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘2𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗣𝗧 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠é𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲) – testing innovative, time-based approaches to help cities adapt to climate change and improve the quality of urban life.

The conversation will also help set the scene for the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 on the New European Bauhaus, taking place in Rome on 16–17 June.

👉 Interested in keeping the discussion going? Register here: https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/hdiakmnnxa