TRANSFORMING TERRITORIES NEWSLETTER

A Transforming Territories podcast, a part of the awareness-raising branch of the European Parliament Preparatory Action: innovation for place-based transformation. This initiative looks to work with around 200 territories on innovative ideas that can help them transform and become ready for the future- more competitive, more sustainable and more digital.

The New European Bauhaus took the stage at Expo 2025 Osaka, to explore how urban planning can support democracy, resilience, and social cohesion in a changing world. Following a keynote address by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, a panel of international experts engaged in a debate on connected, liveable, future-ready and inclusive cities. Read more.

On 29 April, we kicked-off the work of the Preparatory Action 'Innovation for place-based transformation'! High level speakers such as the Executive Vice-Presidents Teresa Ribera and Raffaele Fitto, and Commissioner Jessika Roswall joined territories and experts in Brussels to discuss transformative innovation approaches to tackle key global challenges.

"Navigating Opportunity Spaces: A Practitioner's Guide to Linking Climate Adaptation and Place-Based Transformative Innovation Policy" offers a comprehensive approach to help regions identify and activate opportunities at the intersection of innovation policy and climate adaptation.

"Too much or not enough? The dual nature of green discontent and its geography". This study examines the dual nature of green discontent, which manifests as dissatisfaction with insufficient climate action and opposition to policies perceived as overly restrictive or economically disruptive.