France formally dissolves the EPAU architecture and urban projects group
France has formally approved the dissolution of EPAU, a public interest group that ran architecture and urban planning projects in Europe. The order, dated 22 October 2026 and published on 31 October 2026, confirms a decision the group's general assembly made on 9 July 2026. A separate resolution from the same meeting dealt with closing or transferring the group's programmes.
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What does it mean?
EPAU was a public body that ran projects on architecture and cities. Now the government has officially signed off on closing it down, so it will no longer operate as a group.
Who is affected?
Staff, partners and people involved in the group's architecture and urban planning projects.agent_search_keywords
What changes?
Before: the EPAU group existed as a public interest group with its own founding agreement; now: its dissolution has been officially approved.