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  • Articles
    A swarm of bees, some of them blurred. Source: Damien Tupinier.

    Generating a buzz for sustainable cities

    For World Bee Day on 20 May, find out how Ljubljana has conquered Europe with its good practice of urban beekeeping.

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    Children playing in an activity of the Playful Paradigm initiative.

    An URBACT National Transfer Story: the impact of play in Ireland

    Let’s explore how one good practice can have a ripple effect across Europe and throughout one country.

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  • Become an URBACT Good Practice City! Call for Good Practices 15 April-30 June 2024.

    URBACT Good Practices: What’s in a name?

    Cities need to meet these four criteria to be recognised as an URBACT Good Practice.

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    GreenPlace Ready for Action meeting in Wroclaw, 26 September 2023

    Spotlight on GreenPlace: revitalising green cities for and with the people

    When it comes to reusing urban spaces, the GreenPlace Action Planning Network wants to hear from local residents.

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  • The URBACT call for Good Practices is open!

    With this call, running from 15 April to 30 June 2024, the URBACT Programme is looking for existing local practices that are impactful, participatory, integrated, relevant for the European Union and

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    Group of people visiting the urban garden in Mouans-Sartoux (FR). Photo by European Urban Initiative.

    5 bite-size morsels for cities to transform local food systems

    Cities have a strategic role to play when transforming food habits for a more sustainable system. Here are five ways to help kickstart the change.

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  • URBACT Innovation Transfer Networks 2024

    Call for Innovation Transfer Networks: first updates are here!

    The URBACT IV programme has received 19 proposals for Innovation Transfer Networks from 109 partners across 25 European countries.

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  • Complete URBACT's public consultation survey by 31 July

    Have your say in the future URBACT

    INTERREG consultation on territorial cooperation post 2027, to put cities front and centre! 

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    Illustration of several people in a city with the slogan "Read the latest updates on the Action Planning Networks" in the sky and the hashtag #URBACTacts.

    European cities driving change through URBACT Action Planning Networks

    Get to know the areas of action and the latest updates of these 30 URBACT networks. 

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