40th Anniversary of the ECTP-CEU

The final programme is out! Please download here below the official programme for our three-day celebration event of ECTP-CEU’s 40th anniversary: [ectp_dynlink ID=”7944″]Programme (A5 PDF) of the 40th Anniversary[/ectp_dynlink]

IF – Industria Festival Architettura in Brussels on 19th September

Industrial architecture and urban planning at your fingertipsThe experience of the open call for citizens and hackathon for students living in a diffuse urban area On Friday, 19th September 2025, at the ULB’s Lombard building in Brussels, the ECTP-CEU will hold one of the five international concluding meetings about the IF Architettura project. The event […]

14th Young Planners Workshop 2025 – Call for Projects

Planning of Small and Medium-Sized European Towns since 2000 The call for projects is out! You can download it from the link here below: [ectp_dynlink ID=”7572″]ypws2025-ENG-call.pdf[/ectp_dynlink] Deadline isMonday, 14th September 2025 You will be notified one week later (22nd September), in the evening, if your contribution will be admitted to be presented at the ECTP-CEU’s […]

13th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards 2025 – New Deadline!

Deadline extended to 5th June 2025! ECTP-CEU is organising its 13th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards this November, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of ECTP-CEU. To take part, we suggest that you identify outstanding projects that meet the requirements set out in the attached information brochure. This document and the template for Tier-one applications can be […]

13th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards 2025

ECTP-CEU is organising its 13th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards this November, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of ECTP-CEU. To take part, we suggest that you identify outstanding projects that meet the requirements set out in the attached information brochure. This document and the template for Tier-one applications can be circulated widely to your members and […]

13th Young Planners Workshop 2024 – Call for Abstracts

Evolving Needs of Liveable Cities The call for abstracts is out! You can download it from the link here below: [ectp_dynlink ID=”7719″]ypws2024-ENG-call.pdf[/ectp_dynlink] Deadline isMonday, 2nd September 2024, 12:00 CEST You will be notified eight days later (10th September), in the evening, if your contribution will be admitted to be presented at the ECTP-CEU’s Autumn General Assembly […]

Judith Eversley (1951-2024)

Judith Eversley at Gent Flower Market in 2011

Much-loved secretary of the European Council of Spatial Planners whose enthusiasm and knowledge helped to promote the art and science of spatial planning across Europe Judith Eversley, who has died aged 72, was the secretary of the European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU) for 21 years from 1992 to 2013.  She was much loved and […]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

ECTP-CEU Autumn General Assembly 2023 to be held in Gdansk (Poland) with Conference on ‘Transforming Cities’ At the generous invitation of the Gdansk City Architect, Professor Piotr Lorens and the TUP President, Tomasz Majda, the ECTP-CEU Autumn General Assembly 2023 is going to be held in Gdansk (Poland) from 4th November – 8th November 2023, […]

Spatial Planning Governance for 21st Century

As part of the ECTP-CEU General Assembly, the host country organises a conference on a specific theme. On 22th May, the conference which was organised together with the Malta Chamber of Planners and the Department of Spatial Planning & Infrastructure (University of Malta) was entitled – SPATIAL PLANNING GOVERNANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.  Here are […]

ECTP-CEU Conference : Spatial Planning Governance for the 21st Century

Recently ECTP-CEU had a terrific conference in Malta about spatial planning governance for the 21st century. We feel privileged to have amongst our members a diversity of countries across the whole of Europe –east, west, north and for this Spring Conference we were meeting in one of our most southernly states. We feel that we […]

‘ECTP-CEU takes part in meeting of Davos Baukultur Alliance in Switzerland’

Janet Askew, President of the ECTP-CEU had the privilege of attending a meeting of the Davos Baukultur Alliance in January in Switzerland. The ECTP-CEU found itself in esteemed company to discuss vital issues so important to spatial planners. Ministers of 31 countries, along with civil society organisations (NGOs and IGOs) and major construction and real […]

Charter on participative democracy

This autumn another 10 cities and municpalities and one province in Flanders (B) signed ECTP-CEU’s Charter on participative democracy. Our member VRP is promoting local authorities to sign the charter and to exchange best practices in taking citizens on board in spatial planning processes. Foto’s form signing events in Ghent and Bruges.  ECTP-CEU is encouraging all our members to promote local […]

Future of the Traces of modernity: public mass housing neighbourhoods – Conference

Janet Askew, President of ECTP-CEU was invited to make the opening remarks for the conference which was held in Bratislava on 27th September 2022. The ECTP-CEU co-operated with SPA-CE.NET and AUÚP to hold a conference with SPECTRA CE EU at STU in Bratislava, with the inspiring theme, ‘Future of the Traces of modernity: public mass housing neighbourhoods’. The conference included a […]

ECTP-CEU Statement on Ukraine

The European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU) stands in solidarity with the planners and citizens of Ukraine against the destructive invasion of their country.  As an organisation which represents the planning profession across the countries of Europe, we condemn the unprovoked and catastrophic attack on Ukraine. The Ukraine people have demonstrated just how much they believe […]

New ECTP-CEU ExCo 2021-2025

At its Autumn General Assembly in Athens on 5 November 2021, the European Council of Town Planners (ECTP-CEU) elected its new Executive Committee (ExCo) for the next four years until autumn 2025. Its composition is as follows: Janet Askew, RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute – United Kingdom), as President; Markus Hedorfer, ASSURB (Associazione Nazionale degli […]