European and Chinese Cities Launch Smart and Circular Cities Community of Practice
On 23 December 2025, European and Chinese cities officially launched a new Community of Practice (CoP) on smart and circular urban development, marking a new phase of structured cooperation under the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Programme (IURC) framework. The inaugural meeting brought together representatives from Madrid and Granada, alongside counterparts from Beijing, Zhengzhou, and Guangzhou, to discuss the structure,...