What’s happening on the New European Bauhaus?
This article presents a summer round up of key activity and opportunities:
- NEB Festival in June reflections and learning
- NEB project examples – new directories
- NEB Prizes 2026
- Updated NEB Glossary & Q&A of key terms and definitions
- NEB and Local Authorities event recording
- EIT Community NEB calls – Info Session – 3 September
- NET 4 Society brokerage event – NEB 2027 SSH calls – save the date – 1 December
NEB Festival in June reflections and learning
Building on the May Council Recommendation on the NEB adopted from the Commission Communication New European Bauhaus: From vision to implementation, as part of the European Housing Package, the NEB Festival 2026 showcased all that the NEB initiative is.
As a vibrant platform for NEB innovation, creativity and constructive exchange, the third edition of the NEB Festival hosted over 4,000 participants, with five days of discussions, exhibitions, performances, film screenings and nearly 200 NEB Satellite events in Brussels and beyond:
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an additional €50 million for the NEB Academy; and the new catalogue of NEB blueprints on affordable and resilient homes was officially launched.
- More than 60 exhibitors from across the EU and beyond brought the Fair to life with their projects and prototypes, including several from the UK.
- More than 100 speakers, 200 artists performing live and 1400 visitors in interactive workshops, the Festival demonstrated the strength and diversity of a community committed to building a more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful future together.
Recordings of the Forum and Fest sessions are available on the NEB YouTube channel. Highlights from the Festival are captured in this short video as well as FORUM sessions and FEST performances.
NEB project examples – new directories
See the NEB GEM repository of projects and the catalogue of NEB blueprints.
NEB Prizes 2026
The NEB Prizes 2026 information is available. Previous editions of NEB Prizes also offer helpful examples of NEB projects.
Updated NEB Glossary of key terms and definitions
The glossary of the NEB Facility part of the Horizon Europe ‘main’ Work Programme 2026-2027 now makes it easier for applicants to NEB Horizon Europe funding calls to access information on relevant definitions as it draws together in a single document information from both the NEB Work Programme and the Q&A for NEB Horizon Europe calls from the EC Funding & Tenders Portal. (The document sits on the NEB funding calls site.)
NEB and Local Authorities event recording
On 24 June, the NEB Community Spotlight session explored what the New European Bauhaus means in practice for municipalities, local authorities and public sector actors. Speakers shared experiences ranging from Amsterdam’s recently launched Local Chapter and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown’s adaptive reuse of vacant heritage buildings, to a senior-housing and social-centre regeneration project near Modena and Ghent’s neighbourhood-based urban renewal methodology. The discussion explored common funding, coordination, and community engagement challenges, as well as the role of NEB principles as a lens for planning, design and implementation.
The NEB Lab aims to connect Local Authorities with the same common challenges.
EIT Community NEB calls – Info Session – 3 September
The EIT Community NEB supports the full innovation journey—from citizen-led ideation and collaborative projects to start-up acceleration—helping transform New European Bauhaus values into tangible solutions for Europe’s communities.
EIT has information session for applicants on 3 September 2026 – on upcoming calls opening closing 30 September 2026 (17:00 CEST) –
-Connect NEB – For community-led initiatives experimenting with new ways of improving their neighbourhoods through participation, co-design, living labs, and local action.
Funding
- Grant: up to €15,300
- Co-funding: €2,700
- Total project budget: €18,000
- One beneficiary
Co-create NEB – For partnerships delivering place-based transformation of neighbourhood public spaces through community participation and municipal collaboration.
Funding
- Grant: up to €49,300
- Co-funding: €8,700
- Total project budget: €58,000
- Consortium of 2–4 partners
- At least one municipality, region or affiliated entity
Discover NEB EIT programmes and open calls on the EIT website or LinkedIn.
NET 4 Society brokerage event – NEB 2027 SSH calls – save the date – 1 December
NET4Society are planning an online “Green transition and climate resilience” brokerage event that includes several NEB-Topics – Horizon Europe Cluster 2 Community Platform – Info
A registration link is not yet available but we will advise when it becomes so. For now, please save the date! 1 December 2026 – 09:30-13:00 CET, online.
Among other calls, the NEB calls featured will be:
- HORIZON-NEB-2027-01-PARTICIPATION-01: The transformative potential of co-governance in the green transition of neighbourhoods (IA)(Opening: 05 May 2027; Deadline: 01 Dec. 2027)
- HORIZON-NEB-2027-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Novel combinations of knowledge and research methods to address social issues and advance a fair green transition of neighbourhoods (IA) (Opening: 05 May 2027; Deadline: 01 Dec. 2027)
- HORIZON-NEB-2027-02-NEB-SOIL-01: Reducing soil sealing through sustainable urban and territorial design in the New European Bauhaus (IA)(Openining: 05 May 2027; Deadline: 15 Sept.2027)
- HORIZON-MISS-2027-07-CLIMA-CIT-NEB-01: Urban nature: supporting restoration of urban ecosystems, along urban transport networks and in the built environment (IA) (Opening: 09 Feb 2027; Deadline: 22 Sep 2027)
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