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European cities, reported from Cluj
What cities are building, where they meet, and what changes for them. Every fact sourced.
Today in European cities
Cities · 20 OctEU LIFE programme awards over €390 million to 135 climate and environment projectsThe Commission has granted more than €390 million to 135 LIFE projects, including heating plans for Bucharest and Budapest, Romanian nature projects in the Carpathians, and a City Facility whose next call for municipalities opens on 26 October.- Cluj-Napoca· Cluj-Napoca signs Transport Programme contract to continue metro Line I
- Cluj-Napoca· Cluj-Napoca signs Transport Programme funding contract to continue its first metro line
- Bonn· Bonn installs city-wide network of 65 sensors to measure heat
- Budapest· Budapest starts building a protected two-way cycle path on Szent Gellért rakpart
- Malmö· Malmö pilot helps ten families grow more of their own vegetables
- Nacka· Nacka commissions its first battery storage for emergency power at Sigfridsborg school
- Barcelona· Barcelona opens €10.5 million in grants for home renovation and building accessibility
- Copenhagen· Copenhagen starts collecting nappy waste for recycling
- AI policy· European Commission publishes first harmonised standard supporting the AI Act in Official Journal
- Turin· Turin approves €861,000 of energy upgrades on three municipal buildings
Events
Coming up for cities
Dates checked against the organisers.
- October 2026
- Climate and energy Ongoing Climate KIC events · Valencia, Spain
- Mobility Ongoing EIT Urban Mobility events · Munich, Germany
- Climate and energy In 5 days Romanian Leaders in Energy Transition: North-West Region · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Climate and energy In 6 days Eurocities thematic forums · Barcelona, Spain
- November 2026
- Digital government In 12 days Smart City Expo World Congress · Barcelona, Spain
- Talent and innovation European Research and Innovation Days · Brussels, Belgium
- AI and technology IT Days · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- AI and technology Apply AI Summit · Brussels, Belgium
- December 2026
- Digital government Smart Cities International Conference · Bucharest, Romania
- January 2027
- Digital government OASC Conference · Aarhus, Denmark
- March 2027
- Regeneration and housing MIPIM · Cannes, France
- April 2027
- Climate and energy Urban Future · Istanbul, Türkiye
City pages
Projects, EU programmes and news from 27 cities, checked daily.
Cluj-NapocaRomania · event 22 OctCluj-Napoca signs Transport Programme contract to continue metro Line I
BarcelonaSpain · event 28 OctBarcelona opens €10.5 million in grants for home renovation and building accessibility
ParisFrance · event 2 NovParis opens a Campus de la Résilience to prepare residents for crises
BucharestRomania · event 9 DecBucharest opens its draft cultural strategy to feedback from cultural organisations
BerlinGermany · event 5 OctBerlin Senate approves implementation plan for Blankenburger Süden district of 8,600 homes
BonnGermanyBonn installs city-wide network of 65 sensors to measure heat
Explore by topic
Climate and energy · 17 event series
- Climate KIC events21–22 October 2026 · Valencia
- Romanian Leaders in Energy Transition: North-West Region27 October 2026 · Cluj-Napoca
AI and technology · 14 event series
See the topic →Digital government · 13 event series
See the topic →Mobility · 11 event series
See the topic →Civic participation · 10 event series
See the topic →Talent and innovation · 9 event series
See the topic →Regeneration and housing · 7 event series
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The city we report from
Cluj-Napoca
- Population286,598
- Projects tracked5
- Events coming6
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Mayors, city officers and organisers, interviewed by Loredana Vale.
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