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Hungary’s Cooperative Ownership of Communities project has been named one of the winners of the New European Bauhaus Rising Stars award for promising development concepts, the European Commission announced on Monday.
According to the Brussels press release, the fourth edition of the New European Bauhaus Prizes rewards outstanding projects and initiatives that combine sustainability, inclusion, and aesthetics, demonstrating how the European Green Deal can enrich the lives of people and communities.
The prizes are awarded in four categories: reconnecting with nature; regaining a sense of belonging; focusing on the most vulnerable places and people; and the need for long-term, life-cycle thinking in the industrial ecosystem. Projects in the four categories compete in two strands: one for established projects (the “New European Bauhaus Champions”), and one for promising initiatives from younger applicants (the “New European Bauhaus Rising Stars”).
The New European Bauhaus Rising Stars award for promising development concepts was given to nine projects: one from Spain, two from Germany, two from Portugal, one from Greece, one from Ukraine, one from Belgium, and one from Hungary.
The Hungarian project Cooperative Ownership of Communities is the winner in the category “Regaining a sense of belonging.” The project aims to promote affordable housing and inclusion through circular renovation and sustainable practices.
The New European Bauhaus Champions Award was also won by nine projects: one each from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, and Austria. In addition, two projects from Ukraine were awarded for their efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate Ukraine.
The 20 winning projects were selected from 49 finalists.
The winners will receive a monetary prize of up to EUR 30,000 and a communication package to help them promote further develop their projects or replicate them around Europe.
Since its launch in 2020, the program has launched a wide range of activities in all Member States, with almost 500 targeted projects in the fields of research and innovation, cohesion, regional and urban development, skills development, and culture.
Via MTI, Featured image: Facebook/New European Bauhaus