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Deadline for submitting applications 18 August 2023, 09:00 CET WE ARE METREX Practitioners, experts, representatives of cities, metropolitan regions and areas, highlighting the role of Expert Groups and good practices – including the role of the Managing Committee in creating and sharing results. The METREX Managing Committee (MC) oversees the strategic direction of the organisation…

Presentation and debate hosted by Urban Intergroup (27 June, Brussels, 09:00-11:00 CEST) to bring additional political and stakeholder views on the draft Manifesto’s call to the EU and national governments. METREX will at the end of June present its draft ‘Manifesto for a Metropolitan Europe’ at a meeting of the Urban Intergroup at the European…

METREX is sponsoring the Next Generation Podium, taking place on 11-12 May 2023, which is an initiative of our SURE network This is an invitation to the next generation of planners, designers and urban thinkers, universities and research institutes on behalf of the SURE Network, to participate in the development of the Eurodelta mega-region. Next…

METREX spring conference in Wrocław brings students from three European universities to workshop ideas on the future of Społeczny Square. The students, who are from post-graduate urban planning courses in Wrocław, Milan and Turin, have been invited by the City of Wrocław and will be paired with experts from the METREX network. The workshops are…

METREX, the network of European metropolitan regions and areas, has made the City of Kyiv an honorary member. The Ukrainian capital is being recognised for its extraordinary resilience during the ongoing conflict waged by Russia. Kyiv will join metropolitan regions and areas from across Europe in sharing knowledge and solutions on issues such as climate…

METREX Members Braga (Portugal) and Metropolia GZM (Poland) were revealed as the winners of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK award 2022 and the first-ever MOBILITYACTION award, respectively. The awards were presented at a ceremony hosted by the European Commission at the Castle of the Counts in Ghent. Braga (Portugal) – winner of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award 2022 The city…

METREX welcomes CIM Cávado from northern Portugal to the network of European metropolitan regions and areas. Comunidade Intermunicipal do Cávado – the Intermunicipal Community of Cávado – has become the latest member to join the METREX network. Based in Braga, north east of Porto, CIM Cávado represents a large total area of 1246km2 and 170…

In advance of the METREX Spring Conference, taking place 23-26 April in Wrocław, the deputy director of the city’s Strategy and City Development Department, Łukasz Medeksza, looks back at Wrocław’s impressive form in overcoming crises – and how this informs current and future strategies. This article follows one published last week which explored Europe’s current…

METREX supports campaign to make World Metropolitan Day official in the United Nations calendar. Prompted by the the 2015 Montreal Declaration on metropolitan areas, October 7th has informally become World Metropolitan Day. Led by Metropolis and UN-Habitat, World Metropolitan Day is held to promote a better urban future by bringing together mayors and metropolitan leaders…

Students, young researchers and professionals invited to bring fresh perspectives to the future of the Eurodelta through the Next Generation Podium. After the success of the first two editions in 2021 and 2022, the SURE network is organising a third edition of the Next Generation Podium. The SURE network is a sub-network group within METREX…

In advance of the METREX Spring Conference, taking place 23-26 April in Wrocław, we summarise some of the issues that have shaped the agenda and our aspirations for the conference. TIME magazine dubbed “polycrisis” as the buzzword of this year’s Davos event, which it said “describes the simultaneous and overlapping crises facing the world today:…

METREX is pleased to announce that is has become a member of the European Urban Research Association (EURA). EURA has for over 25 years promoted innovative research design, exchange of knowledge and knowledge transfer, and aims to offer a bridge between research and policy. The membership is in recognition of the need for practitioners within…

The 2022-2023 METREX Bernard Steinacher Fellowship will research “European Metropolises in Response to COVID-19 (Post)Pandemic Crisis – Recovery, Renewal and Resilience”. On behalf of Dr Kamil Glinka – the current METREX Bernard Steinacher Fellow – we would like to invite Members to participate in the research project. The main objective of the project is to…

President Jakub Mazur and Secretary General Henk Bouwman summarise a productive year for METREX. The year has been framed by the ongoing development of a Metropolitan Vision for Europe 2050. It has so far been an enlightening experience. There is a tendency to be too cautious and limit ideas based on past experiences. But look…

METREX welcomes two new members from Romania to the network of European metropolitan regions and areas. Bucharest Metropolitan Area, which covers Bucharest and Ilfov County areas, and Intercommunity Development Iasi Metropolitan Area Association (IDIMAA), have simultaneously joined METREX in what continues recent growth in central and eastern Europe. METREX secretary general Henk Bouwman said: “We’re…

That said, we saw two excellent and highly engaging online Conferences, both focused on contemporary European challenges. In Spring, Nuremberg Metropolitan Region brought Farm-to-Fork initiatives to our attention, and in Autumn, Riga Metropolitan Area explored the implementation of regional strategies. Both conferences were a huge success in bringing forth ideas, best practice and analysis on…

METREX Network Group SURE (Strategic Urban Region Eurodelta) presents a study on the future of sustainable mobility in the Amsterdam-Brussels-Cologne-Lille area. On 13 October the results of the first SURE study on sustainable mobility in the Eurodelta area were presented in the house of the Benelux Unie in Brussel. Substantial growth in mobility is expected…

European networks will offer expertise on tactical and long-term challenges facing colleagues in Ukraine. METREX and EMA have together pledged to explore ways to offer immediate and long-term help in the reconstruction of cities, towns and villages in Ukraine. The pledge comes as vital infrastructures such as drinking water installations, power stations, public transport, have…