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New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prize open for applications until 14 February
Showcase your innovative project or share a creative idea for building beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive spaces! In 2025, two distinct awards are running in parallel between 14 January and 14 February – NEB Prizes and NEB ‘Boost for small municipalities’.
New OECD paper sets out policy actions to address rural discontent
A recent OECD publication outlines policy responses designed to help the Netherlands tackle rural discontent. It calls for enhanced innovation, forward-thinking policy frameworks, and deeper understanding of rural residents’ concerns and needs.
Policy scenarios for EU cohesion and impacts on regional inequalities: new study
A new study highlights challenges in addressing regional inequalities through Cohesion and other EU policies, including lack of coordination and synergies, unevenly distributed positive impacts, and competing governance models. It sets out four policy scenarios for a more effective and coordinated policy approach.
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Interactive data platform on territorial development
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has collected a range of data, analyses, and tools that capture the specific challenges, strengths and opportunities of European regional, urban, rural, and cross-border communities.
New OECD report overviews megatrends in regions and cities
A recent OECD report highlights the diversity of challenges and priorities for regions and cities in the face of global trends related to demographic shifts, technological advancements, and climate change.
New interactive Eurostat publication on housing
A new Eurostat publication offers statistical insights into housing trends and challenges across Europe, covering housing cost, types, ownership, size, quality, environmental impact, and construction sector developments.
Sign up for our Good Practice Webinar on rural housing by 31 January
Join our upcoming Good Practice Webinar on 20 February 2025 and discover inspiring initiatives and projects that improve rural housing affordability and availability, attract new residents, and promote renovation efforts contributing to the green transition.
New Policy Briefing: Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision
How can the Rural Pact contribute to transformative local action in rural areas? Our new Policy Briefing identifies a set of actions for both local communities and higher-level authorities to pursue in order to enable tailored responses to rural challenges.
