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European Urban Initiative in support of the New European Bauhaus

With a budget of around EUR 450 million for the period 2021-2027, the European Urban Initiative aims to foster innovative solutions to challenges faced by cities and to help cities tackle these challenges by building administrative capacities and increasing knowledge sharing between cities.

date:  12/09/2022

Following the signature of a contribution agreement with the European Commission, the region Hauts-de-France is in charge of the implementation of the European Urban Initiative from 29 August 2022.

The initiative is implemented via EUI-Innovative Actions (EUI-IA) Calls for Proposals. These are dedicated to topics aligned with the New Leipzig Charter and the European Union’s priorities, such as the green and digital transitions, as well as the Urban Agenda for the EU. The New European Bauhaus will be the topic of the first EUI-IA call for proposals to be opened in the autumn 2022.

Having in mind that transformation and experimentation at the local level have always been part of the DNA of Cohesion policy, the Annex II of the EC communication lays down DG REGIO’s commitment to finance a number of highly innovative projects, selected in the first call of the European Urban Initiative (EUI).

Find more information about the relevance for and role of public authorities in relation to the call and prompts for them join here.