Urban Development
Policies
European cities face a variety of challenges: ranging from ageing populations, through migration and urban sprawl, to counteracting climate change. On the contrary, Europe’s dynamic cities attract investment, people, and services, thereby stimulating creativity and innovation.
Cities are places of great paradoxes: some of the most thriving cities in the EU have some of the highest levels of social exclusion and income disparities; living and working in the same city is less polluting, while city dwellers are generally exposed to more pollution; some cities offer the greatest concentration of employment opportunities, while others have some of the highest levels of unemployment.
What do we do/want?
Providing high-quality and affordable homes in areas where jobs, services, greenery, and basic goods are accessible is the mission of the public, cooperative, and social housing sector we represent.
The New European Bauhaus must become the intersection where “beautiful, sustainable, together” aligns with housing affordability. To create fair and liveable cities, policymakers must also address the impact of short-term rental platforms on the availability and affordability of housing through European legislation.
The growing city within Brussels
From renewing run-down industrial buildings into bustling communities to investing in spaces that aim to encourage new businesses, this partnership between citydev.brussels and SLRB is all about regeneration for the future. Bringing life back to these community spaces is the goal for this collaboration focused on a circular economy, sustainability, and achieving a sense of belonging for the gathering tenants.
Funding opportunities for Urban Development
Structural Funds (ESIF 2021-2027) – The European Cohesion Funds
Structural funds, the resources of Cohesion Policy which includes 5 Funds, work together to support economic and social cohesion in the EU by correcting imbalances between its regions.
European Urban Initiative
What is the scope? New European Bauhaus relevant interventions that take into account the 3 principles of beauty, sustainable development and integration. A new call will open in May 2024. Below you can find the main information.
INTERREG
The Interreg programme 2021-2027- financed by ERDF- aims to promote exchange and transfer of knowledge and best practices among the European regions, including Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes.
New European Bauhaus Facility
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) translates the European Green Deal into a tangible, positive experience in which all Europeans can participate and progress together.
Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument – TAIEX
TAIEX is the ‘Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument’ of the European Commission which supports public administrations with regard to the enforcement of EU legislation as well as facilitating the sharing of EU best practices (workshops, study visits, etc.).
Remember to check the funding opportunities in the other 3 policy sections.
News and articles
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience facility: Challenges and success factors of public, cooperative, and social housing providers.
Summary of the April 2025 Prague Local Workshop of the European Responsible Housing Finance Working Group
Strengthening Social and Public Housing through Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods
Public, cooperative, and social housing is the key to solving Europe’s housing crisis. Our meeting with EU Housing Commissioner Jørgensen
Celebrating Innovation & Inclusion: Finalists Announced for the 2025 European Responsible Housing Awards