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Registrations are now OPEN for the Annual POLIS Conference 2026!

Secure your place at the Annual POLIS Conference 2026 before registrations close on 15 November 2026.

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Download the #POLIS26 draft programme

This year’s programme features 40 parallel sessions and two high-level plenaries, as well as eight hosted sessions organised by leading organisations and projects!

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Become a sponsor or exhibitor at the Annual POLIS Conference 2026

The Annual POLIS Conference 2026 has opened the Call for Sponsors and Exhibitors. Join us on 2 and 3 December.

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Save the date for the Annual POLIS Conference 2026

The Annual POLIS Conference 2026 will take place on 2 and 3 December 2026 in Brussels. Be sure to put the date in your calendar!

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POLIS keeps growing: Meet our new members!

POLIS keeps growing: Meet our new members!

Halfway through 2026, we are pleased to announce the latest additions to our ever-expanding network of cities, regions, and related entities. Meet them below!  As the transition towards safer, clean...
Read more 30/07/2026
Coalition urges protection of public transport authorities’ and operators’ right to access their own operational data

Coalition urges protection of public transport authorities’ and operators’ right to access their own operational data

POLIS, together with five other European organisations, has signed a joint statement calling on the European Parliament to safeguard public transport authorities' and operators' right to access their...
Read more 30/07/2026
Bologna relaunches SUMP to accelerate metropolitan transport transition

Bologna relaunches SUMP to accelerate metropolitan transport transition

POLIS member Bologna has approved an updated version of its SUMP, reinforcing its strategy to deliver a more integrated transport system....
Read more 22/07/2026
EMT Madrid awards contracts for 120 battery-electric buses

EMT Madrid awards contracts for 120 battery-electric buses

POLIS member Madrid is accelerating the electrification of its public transport network with a new order for 120 e-buses....
Read more 22/07/2026

upcoming Events

08/09/2026 - 09/09/2026 Baltic Active Mobility 2026: Shaping Future Cities
08/09/2026 - 09/09/2026

Baltic Active Mobility 2026: Shaping Future Cities

The conference Baltic Active Mobility 2026: Shaping Future Cities will take place in Gdynia, Poland, on 8-9 September 2026....
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15/09/2026 - 17/09/2026 CIVITAS Forum 2026
15/09/2026 - 17/09/2026

CIVITAS Forum 2026

The CIVITAS Forum 2026, the flagship event of the CIVITAS Initiative, will take place from 15-17 September 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece....
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15/09/2026 POLIS x CIVITAS Forum 2026 Workshop: From data to decisions – Implementing SUMPs
15/09/2026

POLIS x CIVITAS Forum 2026 Workshop: From data to decisions – Implementing SUMPs

POLIS, CERTH-HIT, the Region of Central Macedonia, and the Municipality of Oslo will host a workshop on data in SUMP implementation,...
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16/09/2026 - 22/09/2026 EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2026
16/09/2026 - 22/09/2026

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2026

The 2026 edition of EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK will take place from 16 to 22 September....
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