{"id":5640,"date":"2023-11-04T20:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T19:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/?page_id=5640"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:12:11","slug":"mecog-ce-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/mecog-ce-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MECOG-CE News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5eae0d8e\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>MECOG-CE\u00a0Newsletter &#8211; March 2025<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\">MECOG-CE Newsletter<\/a> informs about the pathway from pilot actions of adapting best practices to new solutions that are now ready for implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9d1c5336-4865-401b-9e53-ca977422a934\" href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\">MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9d1c5336-4865-401b-9e53-ca977422a934\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6c7e4ac3\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>New solutions enhancing metropolitan cooperation and governance<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles University participated as academic partner on the second key output of the project that was achieved in March 2025. Unique and innovative solutions provide guidelines for implementing tools that enable enhancing capacities for integrated territorial development and tackling the most pressing challenges. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MECOG-CE_D.2.3.2_Catalogue-of-newly-developed-solutions_web.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MECOG-CE_D.2.3.2_Catalogue-of-newly-developed-solutions_web.pdf\">Cataloque of new solutions<\/a> is now available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e93be5e0\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>MECOG-CE\u00a0Newsletter &#8211; July 2024<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-March-2025.pdf\">3rd MECOG-CE Newsletter<\/a> rings a collection of 47 best practices successfully implemented in MECOG-CE project partners&#8217; metropolitan areas, along with 29 best practices from other metropolitan<br>areas in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-20300097-d421-49aa-9b17-b4d555a104c4\" href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024.pdf\">MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-July-2024.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-20300097-d421-49aa-9b17-b4d555a104c4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f38d05d7\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>We are the Metropolitan Areas \u2013 Our Common Metropolitan Vision<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles University was responsible for the development and design of is a policy advocacy document <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version-2025.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version-2025.pdf\">We are the Metropolitan Areas \u2013 Our Common Metropolitan Vision<\/a>, which is the first key project output. The document articulates long-term and shared position of MECOG-CE partners to promote metropolitan dimension in public policies. The output was delivered in March 2024 and it has been since aproved by individual metropolitan areas from the MECOG-CE partnership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1bc8aad3-f62e-43e0-850f-832ec577f67b\" href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version.pdf\">Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Common-Metropolitan-Vision_full-version.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1bc8aad3-f62e-43e0-850f-832ec577f67b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7251b12a\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>MECOG-CE&nbsp;Newsletter &#8211; November 2023<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023.pdf\">MECOG-CE Newsletter<\/a> reports about the identification of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/news\/44-examples-of-good-practices-within-14-thematic-domains-study-clusters-challenge-has-begun-in-warsaw\/\">44 Examples of Good Practices within 14 Thematic Domains<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/news\/challenges-and-opportunities-for-metropolitan-areas-in-central-europe\/\">Challenges and Opportunities for Metropolitan Areas in Central Europe<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-992c8c1f-ab48-4844-baef-a62a97b99beb\" href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023.pdf\">MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MECOG-CE-Newsletter-November-2023.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-992c8c1f-ab48-4844-baef-a62a97b99beb\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f85cf88b\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Challenges and opportunities for Metropolitan Areas in Central Europe<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The study &#8216;Identification of Challenges Specific to Central European Metropolitan Areas (MAs)&#8217;, conducted by Charles University as part of the MECOG-CE project examines the presence of the metropolitan dimension in EU and international documents and captures the perspectives of stakeholders from Central European MAs regarding contemporary challenges and opportunities related to metropolitan development, governance, planning, and cooperation. These findings, derived from surveys and focus groups with project partners, are poised to guide Central European MAs in their transformation into vibrant centers of urban development, governance, and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-MAs-in-CE.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-MAs-in-CE.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-992c8c1f-ab48-4844-baef-a62a97b99beb\" href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-MAs-in-CE.pdf\">Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-MAs-in-CE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.natur.cuni.cz\/cvmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-MAs-in-CE.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-992c8c1f-ab48-4844-baef-a62a97b99beb\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-851a68f7\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Kick-off meeting \u2013 MECOG-CE: Pos\u00edlen\u00ed metropolitn\u00ed spolupr\u00e1ce a spr\u00e1vy ve st\u0159edn\u00ed Evrop\u011b<\/strong>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<strong>MECOG-CE: Strengthening Metropolitan Cooperation and Governance in Central Europe<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Centrum pro v\u00fdzkum m\u011bst a region\u016f (CVMR) KSGRR P\u0159F UK je jedn\u00edm z partner\u016f mezin\u00e1rodn\u00edho projektu MECOG-CE: Pos\u00edlen\u00ed metropolitn\u00ed spolupr\u00e1ce a spr\u00e1vy ve st\u0159edn\u00ed Evrop\u011b, kter\u00fd podpo\u0159il program Interreg Central Europe. Vedle \u00favodn\u00ed online sch\u016fzky se projektov\u00ed patne\u0159i se\u0161li na <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolitni.brno.cz\/en\/v-brne-odstartoval-mezinarodni-projekt-mecog-ce\/\">jedn\u00e1n\u00ed v Brn\u011b<\/a>. CVMR spole\u010dn\u011b s Uniwersytet \u015al\u0105ski koordinuj\u00ed v obdob\u00ed duben 2023 \u2013 b\u0159ezen 2024 aktivity a v\u00fdstupy v r\u00e1mci pracovn\u00edho bal\u00ed\u010dku \u201cWP1: Anal\u00fdza metropolitn\u00ed dimenze\u201c. \/ The Centre for City and Regional Research (CVMR) KSGRR Faculty of Science is one of the partners of the international project MECOG-CE: Strengthening Metropolitan Cooperation and Governance in Central Europe, supported by the Interreg Central Europe programme. In addition to an online start, the project partners met during the <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolitni.brno.cz\/en\/v-brne-odstartoval-mezinarodni-projekt-mecog-ce\/\">kick-off meeting in Brno<\/a>. The CVMR together with University of Silesia in Katowice are coordinating the activities and outputs of the work package \u201cWP1: Analysis of metropolitan dimension\u201d between April 2023 and March 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MECOG-CE\u00a0Newsletter &#8211; March 2025 The 4th MECOG-CE Newsletter informs about the pathway from pilot actions of adapting best practices to new solutions that are now ready for implementation. New solutions enhancing metropolitan cooperation and governance Charles University participated as academic partner on the second key output of the project that was achieved in March 2025. 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