This factsheet is one of the annexes of the URDICO Final Report and outlines Florence’s territorial, socio-economic and functional profile, as well as its role in delivering EU Cohesion Policy within the Italian multilevel governance framework. It highlights Florence’s long-standing role as Urban Authority under the NOP Metro and NOP Metro+ programmes, its use of EU funds to support metropolitan-scale, participatory and integrated urban strategies, and the continuity of thematic priorities across the 2014–2020 and 2021–2027 periods.

The factsheet also summarises Florence’s selected challenges and main achievements, including governance complexity, policy misalignments and funding fragmentation, alongside institutional innovation, strategic coordination and preparedness for a stronger urban role in the post-2027 programming period.