Re-growCity

Tackling long term decline in smaller cities

Edited on 22/07/2025

04/04/2018 06/04/2021

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  • Transfer Network
  • Participative governance

Re-growCity Transfer network focuses on the development of interventions that built on local capabilities to arrest and reverse long term social, economic and environmental decline. Altena has a track record of recognised good practices that facilitate the development of sustainable initiatives with a minimum of external resource input. This network will support partners to revitalise public services and the economy, regenerate the urban fabric and develop civil society in a context of long term decline.

 

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Altena - Germany
  • Aluksne - Latvia
  • Idrija - Slovenia
  • Igoumenitsa - Greece
  • Isernia - Italy
  • Manresa - Spain
  • Melgaço - Portugal
  • Nyírbátor - Hungary

Timeline

Kick-off meeting

Articles

  • News
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    A chat with Fabio Barbero, Etterbeek's Climate Plan coordinator

    Written by Benjamin Sornin de Leysat

     

    Fabio Barbero is the Climate Plan Coordinator for the municipality of Etterbeek. He is responsible for implementing a robust strategy to reduce the municipality’s

  • pomorie national policy meeting

    The EmPowerIngUs project redefining Urban Policy in Bulgaria

    Written by Vanya Vandova

     

    October 2025 marked a significant milestone in EmpowerIngUs' mission to tackle hidden energy poverty. The project participated in a high-level national discussion panel during

  • News
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    In Pomorie to tackle energy poverty

    Written by Marta Acosta and Fernando Gonzalez

     

    EmPowerIngUs partners gathered in Pomorie in September 2025 for the third Transnational Meeting of the network: a four-day event dedicated to sharing