"The New European Bauhaus initiative calls on all of us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, and souls. Beautiful are the places, practices, and experiences that are:

Enriching, inspired by art and culture, responding to needs beyond functionality.

Sustainable, in harmony with nature, the environment, and our planet.

Inclusive, encouraging a dialogue across cultures, disciplines, genders and ages."

(Quote from the website of the New European Bauhaus)

Together with the colleagues from DG Regio and from the European Bauhaus we will provide you with more detailed and practical information about the New European Bauhaus. We would like to share and exchange perspectives and reflections to show how Interreg programmes can contribute to this new initiative. Therefore, we will present of the New European Bauhaus the four thematic axes, which will guide its implementation:

1. Reconnecting with nature;

2. Regaining a sense of belonging;

3. Prioritising the places and people that need it most; and

4. Fostering long term, life cycle thinking in the industrial ecosystem.

All examples shall demonstrate in which way they combine, at the same time, contributions to sustainability, inclusion and quality of experience for people. They should also illustrate how they mobilise transdisciplinary approaches, build on participatory processes involving relevant communities and demonstrate replicability in the sense of providing local solutions to global challenges.

As a background information, we encourage you to have a look at the New European Bauhaus website to get first ideas about this initiative.  

The target group of the meeting are managers from Joint Secretariats and Managing Authorities.