Networks and cities' news

Recap of the network meeting in Genk & Breda

The first Core Network Meeting of the Agents of Co-Existence (AoCE) network took place from 13 to 16 November 2023. To minimise our ecological footprint, we chose to simultaneously visit two partner cities in close geographical proximity: Genk in Belgium and Breda in the Netherlands.

Cities After Dark: Baseline Study

"All things, to all people, at all times", the Cities@Heart Baseline Study

Covering themes from nightlife to the circular economy, the 30 URBACT IV Action Planning Networks began their journey of integrated urban development in June 2023. This baseline study, conducted from September to December 2023 in ten different countries, compiles urban analyses and site-specific visits to create the project roadmap for the URBACT Cities@Heart network, aiming to generate actionable knowledge for revitalising city centres.

The purpose of this baseline study is to define the framework for learning, knowledge exchange, and capacity building over the project's two-and-a-half-year duration. It establishes a clear methodology for focusing, categorising, and sharing network learnings.

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Berane Municipality presented the ECONNECTING network to the Montenegrin Minister of European Affairs

Civic participation is a process, not a project

Local democracy is undergoing a change, a transition. And just like any other transition process, it has its ups and downs.