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  • How young is too young to learn about entrepreneurial spirit?

    Tallinn answered this question under the framework of the transnational URBACT III “ON BOARD Connecting cities through education” project. The answer will surprise you!

  • AVEIRO IS PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS A SMART CITY...

    Aveiro Tech City is an initiative promoted by the City of Aveiro which aims to use technology as a means to improve the quality of living of local citizens and helping governance entities to collect

  • RECAP OF A VIRTUAL YEAR...

    This year 2020 that is about to finish was difficult and strange for everyone, specially for those that have suffered directly the pandemic. At the beginning, when we were preparing our Transnational

  • Mesta mestom: Oživitev Male tržnice

    Tržnice v mestih so pogosto srce družbene vitalnosti skupnosti. Igrajo pomembno vlogo v lokalnem sistemu prehrane, celovitem razvijanju prostorov in gospodarskem razvoju nekega območja. Poleg

  • Would a strategic approach towards Local Economic Development make small cities more resilient?

    Small cities are often at a higher risk for the negative impacts of global trends that lead to economic downturns. At the same time, they are the places where a significant percentage of the

  • The success of Tartu’s Car-Free Avenue

    Tartu’s Car-Free Avenue stimulated the economy and encouraged city residents to safely entertain themselves!

  • New life for old houses- first outcomes from the results of the evaluation of the housing agency

    One result of the evaluation of the good example of the ALT/BAU network - the housing agency Chemnitz - was that the agency should increase its public relations work in order to make its activities mo

  • CITY PROFILE: JURMALA, LATVIA

    Unfortunately, we have postponed our face-to-face Transnational meeting in Jurmala. We really hope to visit this beautiful city soon, but for the moment, you can enjoy its astonishing landscape with

  • Social cohesion
    Urban planning

    EU cities explore fair finance to boost adequate and affordable housing

    Local government actions to regulate housing markets and combat exclusion are showcased in a joint URBACT-UIA initiative.