New European Bauhaus Mission and a call for expert members in the new Mission board

On 19 July, a new, sixth EU Mission linked to the New European Bauhaus initiative was launched by the European Commission (EC) focusing on research and innovation solutions to transform neighbourhoods across Europe for the better, making them beautiful, sustainable and inclusive by 2035. In connection with this, the call for experts to this Mission Board, helping the EC prepare legislative proposals and political initiatives, is open until August 29.

The new mission would engage people in building greater social acceptance of EU Green Deal policies, promote social responsibility for green solutions and support the behavioral changes needed to meet the European Green Deal targets.

In connection with this, a call for experts was announced on July 31 for the Board of this new mission, who would help the EC with the preparation of legislative proposals and political initiatives. Familiarize yourself with the additional materials and fill out the registration questionnaire by August 29.

The Mission Committee will meet at least 3 times a year. Further ad-hoc meetings may be convened by the chairman with the approval of the Commission departments. Altogether, Committee members are expected to work approximately 15-20 days per year. During the preparatory phase of the Mission, the Chairman and members may be asked to work more days. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative connects the Green Deal for Europe with our everyday life and living space. It inspires a movement that facilitates and drives the transformation of our societies around three inseparable values:

• sustainability - from climate goals to circularity, zero pollution and biodiversity
• aesthetics - quality of experience and style beyond functionality
• inclusion - from valuing diversity to ensuring accessibility and affordability

Types of supported projects in NEB for inspiration.

ScienceBusiness reports that "The Bauhaus project has not yet found a home in any of the EU's programmes. It was conceived as a movement of innovators, artists and researchers to rethink public, private and work spaces in line with the EU's ecological transformation while protecting Europe's architectural heritage. It runs across policy areas, from culture to innovation, and does not end anywhere in particular. The initiative has so far been largely financed through the Horizon Europe programme. To make it a concrete initiative with a clear focus, the European Parliament last year called on the Commission to propose a special Bauhaus mission."

In terms of interdisciplinarity, NEB is closest to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and its Knowledge Communities (KIC). Start-ups created thanks to the NEB Booster have to cooperate much more with local authorities and municipalities than with industry. By the need to connect aesthetics with functional solutions for the urban environment, requiring considerable know-how (for example in the field of urban agriculture).

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