Past events

The European Week of Regions and Cities is held in Brussels on 9-12 of October 2023. The week consists of multiple sessions with speakers and participants discussing about cohesion policy, common challenges and good practices. There are also local side events that are connected to the main event. The participants create a diverse group of government officials, representatives, politicians, academics, members of the public, journalists and so much more.

As the first of the four Macro-Regional Strategies in Europe, the Baltic Sea Region Strategy has always been a front-runner, be it innovation ecosystems, sustainability-oriented citizens, or energy security goals. Countries from the Baltic Sea Region are working together to develop renewable energy sources and to improve energy efficiency. In addition, much effort is being put into the promotion of regional trade and investment, and improving interconnections between the countries in the region and beyond.

Workshops in Tallinn and Vilnius will bring new perspectives on bio-based plastics, explaining bio-based materials' meaning and potential!

The European Sustainability Conference is held online on the 28th of Septmeber 2023, 12:00-13:30 EEST. The agenda consists of one keynote lecture on green governance followed by panel discussions by various sustainability experts. The event is a good opportunity to learn directly from experts and take something new and innovative to impelement into sustainability topics.

The annual European Mobility Week is held this year on 16-22 of September 2023. The European Commission's campaign brings awareness to sustainable urban mobility promoting active mobility, public transport and other more sustainable transport solutions. This year over 2700 towns and cities are involved from 43 different countries - including Europe and beyond! This year's topic "How will you Save Energy?" incourages people to find new ways and solutions together to be more energy efficient.

It’s time again to join our expertise and do what we do best: cooperate! The City of Turku and the UBC Planning and Sustainable Cities Commissions invite you to our joint meeting “Revitalizing urban space connected to the Sea” on 13-15 September 2023 in Turku, Finland. Commissions meeting programme.

The 5th Technical Workshop for the Green City Accord's signatory cities will take place virtually on 27 June at 10:00 CEST. The workshop will focus on the area of noise pollution and will also take a detailed look at the related mandatory indicators within the Green City Accord Framework.   Agenda 10:00     Welcome and introductory words 10:05     Overview of agenda Karen Naciph, Officer, Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience, ICLEI Europe

Welcome to Europe’s leading event to make cities sustainable! Urban Future 2023 takes place in Stuttgart, Germany.

Under the theme “Accelerating the clean energy transition – towards lower bills and greater skills”, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2023 will take place in Brussels and online on 20-22 June 2023. EUSEW 2023 will include

We warmly welcome the experts from the UBC member cities to join and actively participate in the meeting. The meeting would involve a short presentation of UGP from Riga followed by an open discussion and exchange of experience with a focus on management and the implementation process by all the participants. Insights and experiences from fellow UBC cities would significantly contribute to Riga’s endeavours in improving urban climate resilience.

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building of Germany (Chair of the VASAB CSPD/BSR in 2022/23) invite to join the conference on the updated VASAB Vision 2040 “Vibrant, Resilient, Well-connected – The Baltic Sea Region in 2040”.

This webinar is coming in preparations to the joint Commission meeting of the UBC Planning and Sustainable Cities Commissions coming in Turku on 13-15 September 2023. We will look into the local approaches to the revitalisation of urban space from the holistic perspective ensuring urban planning done sustainably. The webinar will provide a basis for the discussions for the participants of the Commission meeting while also serving as a self-standing informational event, so everyone is welcome to join.