Image Image Sustainable Tourism Resetting the compass: sustainable tourism pathways for Europe’s future As Europe enters the peak of the 2025 tourist season, with already reporting record arrivals and over-tourism pressures mounting, this is the ideal moment to turn attention to the concrete work of the Sustainable Tourism Partnership under the Urban Agenda for the EU.
Image Unlocking urban potential through European Cooperation – The Urban Agenda at Cities Forum 2025 At Cities Forum 2025, more than 200 in-person and online participants joined the session “Unlocking urban potential through European Cooperation”. The session, organised by the Urban Agenda for the EU, focused on how multilevel governance and cooperation can help cities address major urban challenges. Representatives from six different Thematic Partnerships shared concrete examples of how the Urban Agenda serves as a unique and impactful tool to promote sustainable urban development and enhance the role of cities in EU policymaking, by fostering collaboration across all levels of governance and among diverse stakeholders.
Image Image Compact Cities Exploring the concept of Compact Cities: insights from the Ex-Ante Assessment expert The Urban Agenda for the EU will launch a Call for partners to join the new Thematic Partnership on “Compact Cities - Sustainable Urban Planning and Sprawl Mitigation” on 27 August. To help potential applicants better understand the topic, we interviewed Ivana Katurić, the external expert behind the Ex-Ante Assessment (EAA), the analysis that underpins this Partnership by clarifying its scope and providing focus in preparation for the upcoming call. Dive into the full article to learn more about her insights on the topic of the new Partnership.
05 Dec 9:00am Public Webinar on Cost-Benefit Analysis in Public–Private Partnerships for Green Infrastructure Online
08 Oct 4:30pm European Week of Regions and Cities: the Sustainable Tourism Partnership Talks In person
