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  • Social cohesion
    stakeholders

    Insights and advancements from from quartely network journal #2

    Local groups and local stakeholders, what a role! One of the defining features of the URBACT Innovative Transfer Network is the central role played by the URBACT Local Groups (ULGs). EmPowerIngUs

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • Social cohesion

    Insights and advancements from quartely network journal #1

    Joining forces on #energypoverty

     

    Across Europe, local authorities are increasingly facing the challenge of helping vulnerable households cope with rising energy costs while supporting a fair and

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • Social cohesion
    transnational meeting in trikala

    Harnessing data to combat energy poverty

    Written by Aegli Gioumi

     

    The city of Trikala (Greece) hosted the second transnational meeting of the EmPowerIngUs network between 15th and 17th of April 2025. Partners from across Europe gathered at

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • Social cohesion
    EPIU GETAFE Hogares saludables

    From Getafe to Europe: a roadmap for tackling hidden energy poverty

    What can other European cities learn from Getafe’s award-winning fight against energy poverty? According to the EmPowerIngUs Transferability Study, the Spanish city’s Energy Poverty Intelligence Unit

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • From etterbeek to getafe and back

    The EmPowerIngUs deep dive meeting in Getafe: certainties fade away and innovative ideas flourish

    Written by Benjamin Sornin de Leysat

     

    On November 5, 2024, we set off for Getafe (Spain), the pilot city for the European URBACT EmPoweringUs Transfer Network project. Our delegation consists of the

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • getafe deep dive cover

    Harnessing Innovation in Getafe: A Strategic Deep Dive into the Future of Urban Energy

    Written by Vanya Vandova

     

    As the Leading Partner of the EmPowerIngUs network under the URBACT IV Programme, the Municipality of Getafe (EMSV) has established itself as a pioneer in tackling modern

    Chiara.Lucchini

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