The European Commission organises a joint presence of 26 European and international urban initiatives and projects under the heading “EU for resilient green cities” at this year’s SCEWC, again showcasing Europe’s commitment to resilient, inclusive, and smart urban transformation.
The SCEWC is the world’s leading event for urban innovation, attracting over 25 000 participants from more than 150 countries annually.
The Commission’s expo stand will serve as a hub for networking, knowledge exchange, and showcasing cutting-edge solutions in energy, mobility, digitalisation, and citizen engagement. Each of the 26 partners will contribute to a rich programme of booth sessions, panel discussions, and interactive exhibits designed to inspire and inform.
The initiatives and projects represented at the European Commission’s booth are:
- Smart Cities Marketplace (coordinator)
- ARV - Climate Positive Circular Communities
- ASCEND
- ATELIER
- CINEA
- CIVITAS
- CLIMABOROUGH
- Driving Urban Transitions Partnership
- ENHANCE
- European Green Capital / European Green Leaf Awards and Green City Accord initiative
- European Urban Initiative
- European City Facility
- EU Capital of Smart Tourism Award or European Capital & Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism
- European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital)
- Global Covenant of Mayors & Covenant of Mayors Europe
- HADEA (CEF-Digital) - 5GSC (5G for Smart Communities)
- Smart Energy Cluster with the InEExS and GINNGER projects
- IURC International Urban Regional Cooperation
- NetZeroCities
- NEUTRALPATH
- oPEN Lab
- PNO Innovation – Multimodal smart city mobility and logistics in a synchronised approach
- RESPONSE
- streamSAVE+
- UP2030
The joint presence at SCEWC 2025 will include various activities:
- Congress & Agora Sessions: Addressing relevant EC policies and cross-cutting topics, focusing on scaling up solutions across cities.
- Stand Representation: Featuring an engaging booth program with sessions organised by attending projects and initiatives, supplementing and reinforcing the cross-cutting topics presented in Agora sessions.
- Networking Spaces: Facilitating interaction with and promotion of the services of each partner project/initiative.
CINEA will be at the European Commission stand featuring several LIFE Programme, Horizon Energy, Horizon Transport and EMFAF projects:
- LIFE POWER UP
- Horizon COOLTORISE
- LIFE COMANAGE
- LIFE ENCOM Hub
- LIFE Plan4COLD
- LIFE ESCALATE
- LIFE GENERA:
- Horizon V2Market
- EMFAF Blue ports
- LIFE GreenMe5
- LIFE Bauhausing Europe
- LIFE SeedNEB
- Big4LIFE
- Horizon URBREATH
- EMFAF GREEN MARINE MED:
- Horizon CELINE
Details
- Publication date
- 2 October 2025
- Author
- European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency