Networks and cities' news

Destination branding for the future of work

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 2 of 22).

Remote work is reshaping how people choose where to live, not just where to work. For European cities, this shift is opening a new field of competition and collaboration: becoming attractive places for people whose jobs are no longer tied to a local employer. Destination branding is no longer just a tourism tool; it is becoming a strategic instrument for talent attraction, demographic renewal and economic resilience.

Here we examine how can cities position themselves as destinations for remote workers and digital nomads, drawing on European data and international research, as well as lessons from the eight cities of the Remote-IT URBACT network: Dubrovnik, Brindisi, Bucharest District 6, Câmara de Lobos, Heraklion, Murcia, Tartu and Tirana.

Reflecting on the Journey: video messages from CSG project partners

As the Cities for Sustainability Governance (CSG) project nears its conclusion, we are excited to share a collection of video reflections from our dedicated partner cities across Europe. These short clips provide a personal glimpse into the journeys, challenges and key learnings that shaped our collaboration.

Reflecting on the Journey: video messages from CSG project partners

As the Cities for Sustainability Governance (CSG) project nears its conclusion, we are excited to share a collection of video reflections from our dedicated partner cities across Europe. These short clips provide a personal glimpse into the journeys, challenges and key learnings that shaped our collaboration.

The Regeneration of Historic Centres: From Small Scale to Impactful Change

By Pablo Muñoz Unceta | URBACT Ad-hoc Expert, Paisaje Transversal

December 2025

Closing Conference of the Breaking Isolation Programme: Reflecting on Two Years of European Cooperation Against Social Isolation 

On December 9, 2025, the closing conference of the European Breaking Isolation programme took place. This 90-minute online event, open to the public, brought together network partners, local and European stakeholders, as well as many participants interested in the issue of social isolation. The conference was hosted in Agen (France), the lead city of the Breaking Isolation network, in the presence of its Mayor, on the occasion of the final Transnational Meeting.

From Vision to Action: How Metacity Cities Co-Created Their Integrated Action Plans for a Human-Centred Digital Future

The Integrated Action Planning (IAP) Report of the URBACT Metacity network was formally presented by the Lead Expert Eurico Neves, marking a decisive milestone at the end of a demanding and highly collaborative three-year journey.

Developed between 2023 and 2025, the IAP Report brings together the collective intelligence, experimentation and strategic ambition of ten small and medium-sized European cities that share a common challenge: how to harness emerging digital and immersive technologies—particularly those associated with the metaverse—to improve public services, urban governance and citizens’ quality of life. The report, finalised in December 2025, documents not only what each city plans to do, but also how those plans were co-created, tested and refined through the URBACT method.