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  • Urban planning
    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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  • Urban planning
    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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  • URBACT public consultation post 2027

    Shape the future URBACT

    New INTERREG consultation on territorial cooperation post 2027: Have your say and put cities front and centre! 

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  • Urban planning
    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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  • Common solidarity kitchen (photo credit UIA project Tast'in Fives).

    Feeding change: Cities empowering healthier and more sustainable food choices

    Over the last five years, the French town of Mouans-Sartoux has reduced the carbon impact of its inhabitants by more than 20%.

    François Jégou

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