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MECOG-CE

Project overview

Strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in central Europe

Urban and rural regions are growing closer together across central Europe. As a result, the focus of spatial planning moved up to the level of metropolitan regions, which include commuter belts around cities. But cooperation between a city and its hinterland often remains challenging. The MECOG-CE project overcomes this by connecting eight metropolitan regions in central Europe that identify, test and share good governance tools.

1,65m €

Project Budget

80%

of the Budget is funded by ERDF

Layer 1

5

Countries

9

Regions

9

Partners

5

Pilots

Duration

Start date

End date

Project progress

33%

About the project

The MECOG-CE project will focus on strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe. The project aims to identify the best tools, procedures and examples of good practices for strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe and apply them in metropolitan areas towards strengthening integrated metropolitan strategic and territorial development. The project is designed so that knowledge/tools/methods and examples of good practice can be applied to other partner cities of Central Europe that deal with metropolitan cooperation and governance development. It is therefore primarily about sharing experiences and finding best practice tools between the western part of Central Europe and its eastern part. Furthermore, thanks to MECOG-CE project, voice of metropolitan areas will be better heard and their needs well addressed. Ability of metropolitan areas to tackle global challenges, that require integrated approach, will also increase.

Project partnership

Project partners

Česko (CZ)

Lead partner

City of Brno

Address
Dominikánské náměstí 196/1
60200 Brno
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
https://www.brno.cz/uvodni-strana/

Project partner

Address
C.so Inghilterra 7
10138 Turin
Country
Italy (IT)
Web
http://www.cittametropolitana.torino.it/
Total partner budget
159,600 €
Address
Lónyay 34
1093 Budapest
Country
Hungary (HU)
Web
www.mri.hu
Total partner budget
116,200 €
Planning Department
Address
Kronenstraße 25
70174 Stuttgart
Country
Germany (DE)
Web
https://www.region-stuttgart.org/
Total partner budget
242,200 €
Faculty of Science
Address
Albertov 6
128 00 Praha
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html
Total partner budget
96,600 €
European Funds and Policy Development Department
Address
Plac Defilad 1
00-901 Warsaw
Country
Poland (PL)
Web
www.um.warszawa.pl
Total partner budget
154,000 €
Address
Bankowa 12
40-007 Katowice
Country
Poland (PL)
Web
www.us.edu.pl
Total partner budget
98,000 €
Address
Henning-von-Tresckow-Str. 2-8
D-14467 Potsdam
Country
Germany (DE)
Web
www.gl.berlin-brandenburg.de
Total partner budget
259,000 €
Strategic development department
Address
Prokešovo náměstí 8
72930 Ostrava
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
www.ostrava.cz
Total partner budget
182,000 €

Roadmap

1

Our challenge

City of Warsaw

Urban and rural regions are growing closer together across Central Europe, but cooperation between a city and its hinterland often remains challenging. This creates inefficiencies in various fields important for citizens and their daily life.

2

Specific problem

View of the Brno Metropolitan Area

To tackle persisting challenges, new tools are needed to improve cooperation between cities and its hinterland - metropolitan cooperation. The potential of this cooperation is not fully exploited.

3

Our idea

Stuttgart Region

What if Central European metropolitan areas join forces and develop solutions for better metropolitan cooperation and governance?

4

Our solution

Ostrava

To strengthen metropolitan cooperation and governance in metropolitan areas, new solutions will be jointly developed and will be based on existing best practices and tools for enhancing metropolitan cooperation. These will be tested and applied in partner metropolitan areas.

News

The Common Metropolitan Vision highlights the power of metropolitan areas

P4 Governance

NEWS

27.03.2024

The Common Metropolitan Vision highlights the power of metropolitan areas

The outcome of the MECOG-CE project, titled "We are the Metropolitan Areas - Our Common Metropolitan Vision", stands as a strategic document that underscores the pivotal role of metropolitan areas in shaping European and national policies. This comprehensive framework represents a long-term and shared commitment of metropolitan leaders, stakeholders, ...

Formation of study clusters marks the second milestone of the MECOG-CE project

P4 Governance

NEWS

26.02.2024

Formation of study clusters marks the second milestone of the MECOG-CE project

The MECOG-CE project partners from across Central Europe (CE) met in partner city of Stuttgart on 22-23 February. The consortium formed study clusters and discussed possible pilot actions as part of a collaborative work. The main objective of these clusters is to share the expertise in implementing, managing, and ...

Challenges and Opportunities for Metropolitan Areas in Central Europe

P4 Governance

NEWS

23.11.2023

Challenges and Opportunities for Metropolitan Areas in Central Europe

This article explores the current challenges and opportunities facing Metropolitan Areas (MAs) in Central Europe, summarizing insights from the study titled 'Identification of Challenges Specific to Central European Metropolitan Areas (MAs),' conducted by Charles University as part of the MECOG-CE project. The study examines the presence of the metropolitan ...

44 Examples of Good Practices within 14 Thematic Domains. Study Clusters Challenge Has Begun in Warsaw!

P4 Governance

NEWS

24.10.2023

44 Examples of Good Practices within 14 Thematic Domains. Study Clusters Challenge Has Begun in Warsaw!

The MECOG-CE project, aimed at strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe, recently achieved another milestone with its second transnational meeting held on 19th and 20th October, in Warsaw. During this meeting, the project consortium tackled two significant activities focusing on finding best tools and practices and formulating ...

The MECOG-CE Project Focuses on Strengthening Metropolitan Cooperation and Governance in Central Europe

P4 Governance

NEWS

04.06.2023

The MECOG-CE Project Focuses on Strengthening Metropolitan Cooperation and Governance in Central Europe

The project aims to identify the best tools, procedures and examples of good practices for strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe and apply them in metropolitan areas towards strengthening integrated metropolitan strategic and territorial development. The project is designed so that knowledge/tools/methods and examples of good practice ...

International Project MECOG-CE Kicks off in Brno

P4 Governance

NEWS

31.05.2023

International Project MECOG-CE Kicks off in Brno

The purpose of the MECOG-CE project is to strengthen metropolitan cooperation and management in Central Europe. It is divided into three phases. The first phase will focus on benchmarking, mapping the current situation of territorial and strategic planning in Europe. The second phase will identify the best tools and ...

Events

Transnational partner meeting in Stuttgart

P4 Governance

EVENT

Germany

In Person

22 - 23.02.2024

Transnational partner meeting in Stuttgart

Partners of MECOG-CE will meet again in Stuttgart and they will move this project forward, mainly thanks to the formation of study clusters focusing on best practices/tools, but also through the discussion on outcomes so far.

Outputs

Metropolitan City of Turin

We are the Metropolitan Areas – Our Common Metropolitan Vision

It is a policy advocacy document which articulates the long-term and shared position of MECOG-CE partners to promote metropolitan dimension in public policies. It argues for the relevance and importance of metropolitan dimension in European and national strategic documents and policies. Second deliverable listed below introduces the current status of metropolitan dimension which led to the creation of this vision.
Type of output: Strategies and action plans

Project videos

Project documents

Newsletters

November 2023 First newsletter of MECOG-CE project
March 2024 Second newsletter of MECOG-CE project

Common Metropolitan Vision

Common Metropolitan Vision (including conceptual framework and approach) Created by Charles University in cooperation with all MECOG-CE partners

Identification of challenges specific for Central European Metropolitan Areas

Analyses of best practices and tools for enhancing metropolitan cooperation

Report on metropolitan governance systems and existing tools/best practices at partners MAs for enhancing metropolitan cooperation Created by University of Silesia in Katowice in cooperation with partner metropolitan areas
Analysis of best practice outside partners’ regions Created by University of Silesia in Katowice in cooperation with MECOG-CE partners

The status quo of metropolitan dimension in Central Europe and its future development

The status quo of metropolitan dimension in CE and its future development Created by Charles University and University of Silesia in Katowice

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Project Contacts

Project Manager

Ondřej Cmoriak
Phone: +420 542 172 217

Finance Manager

Robert Domasta
Phone: +420 542 174 244

Communication Manager

Jana Kaštanová
Phone: +420 775 045 375