The EUI Peer Review Challenge

The European Peer Review challenge, under the EUI initiative, is aimed at transfer knowledge exchange between European cities that prepare and implement strategies for functional urban areas. Its goal is to share best practices and promote mutual learning among cities facing similar development issues. Peer Review includes a series of workshops and meetings where cities receive feedback from other European cities and experts in for example policy, urbanism, and sustainable development. Participating cities can gain valuable insights and inspiration for tackling their own challenges and improving the quality of life for their residents. Participation in the Peer Review challenge offers cities an opportunity not only to reflect on their own approaches but also to establish deeper cooperation with other cities and engage in broader European projects.

Ústí nad Labem as a "City under Review"

Our city joined this initiative as a "City under Review," meaning we subjected our approaches and projects to detailed feedback. During the event, we had the opportunity to present our challenges and ongoing projects of our agglomeration to a group of experts and representatives from other cities. The challenges that Ústí nad Labem dealt with during the meeting were metropolitan cooperation, possible involvement of the public in ITI or the integration of projects, emphasis on it and implementation in the selection of projects.

Benefits and Next Steps

Participating in this event brought many positive insights. Other present cities at the meeting provided valuable advice based on their experiences, along with recommendations for our further development. We also had the opportunity to establish new partnerships that could lead to future collaboration.

Participation in the Peer Review provided Ústí nad Labem with a valuable opportunity to reflect on its current approaches to urban development. The event not only offered important insights on how to better address local challenges, but also inspired the implementation of new methods that could significantly contribute to a sustainable future for our city.

The key benefits of this event include for example international feedback, opportunities to establish new partnerships or inspiration for innovative solutions.

We will continue to inform you about our steps in this section. Stay tuned!