Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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  • Insights from Heraklion, the co-host of TM6

    The city of Heraklion was the co-host of the 6th Transnational Meeting which was held between 5-8 April 2022 in Solingen, Germany along with Solingen and Tallinn.

    Karin Luhaäär

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  • AS TRANSFER Newsletter

    Lessons from the Deep Dive Study Visit in Nantes - Temporary Use as slow urban planning

    Cristina Urizar

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  • Meet the partners: Interview with Janus Christoffersen

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    City of Utrecht

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  • ROME REGULATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN GARDENS: THE ULG ENGAGED IN DRAFTING THE UPDATED VERSION!

    The ULG of Rome met online on the 8th and 20th April to start working at the update of the Rome Regulation for the Management of Urban Gardens that was approved in 2015. The need to revise the document approved in 2015 arises from the fact that, after that date, different Councillors made a series of changes that were no longer in line with the principle of the assignment of plots to citizens’ associations, measures that caused disappointment in Roman stakeholders.

    Patricia Hernandez

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  • The KAIRÓS Journey continues … Discovering heritage cities in the Spanish region of Murcia

    The KAIRÓS partners gathered in the Southern Spanish region of Murcia from 27 - 28 April 2022 to exchange on the achievements of the project as well as the lessons learned along the way. The international meeting also offered the partners the opportunity to refine their final outputs and to discuss the next steps on the road ahead.

    Dorothee Fischer

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  • Find Your Greatness transnational meeting in Hungary, Budafok

    The Find Your Greatness partners meeting in Hungary, Budafok, Budapest 22nd district (20-21 Apr 2022) was the first face-to-face meeting since the COVID-19 restrictions came to an end. Several partners joined online though and partook in the meeting in a virtual manner. Partners from Alba Iulia, the leader of the consortium, from Perugia, Voru, and Limerick, together with the lead expert, Janez Sirse, joined together in the capital of Hungary to work on the final phase of the project, respectively on the IAPs drafts and other important things related to the activities of the project.

    Liviu Stanciu

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