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  • News

    Madrid u znaku URBACT-a: Novi planovi i inicijative za evropske gradove i općine

    Državna kontakt tačka za program URBACT u Bosni i Hercegovini (National URBACT Point – NUP) je 16. i 17. juna 2026. godine učestvovala na koordinacionom sastanku državnih kontakt tačaka iz cijele

    Lejla Selmanovic

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  • Articles

    When Transfer Becomes Translation

    How EmPowerIngUs proves that transferring a good practice is about interpretation, experimentation, and local choice — not replication.

     

    When cities decide to transfer a good practice, the expectation

    Klemen Strmsnik

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  • Articles
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    Advancing Investment Planning as partners enter the ‘Prepare for Re-Use’ Phase in Paris

    Written by Aegli Gioumi

     

    Partners from the URBACT Innovation Transfer Networks (ITNs) gathered in Paris on 4–5 February 2026 for the third and final phase of their joint capacity-building journey “Prep

    Chiara.Lucchini

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    Insights and advancements from quartely network journal #3

    The EmPowerIngUs network continues to demonstrate how collaborative learning and knowledge transfer can accelerate local action against energy poverty across Europe. The project supports partner

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • News

    Junte-se ao Acelerador do URBACT para a Ucrânia e a Moldova: um programa de formação feito à medida para as cidades

    Um novo programa destinado a reforçar as capacidades em matéria de reconstrução revitalização e resiliência urbanas e gestão de crises, em que as cidades dos Estados-Membros podem ser mentoras.

    Maria José Efigénio

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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

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • 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

    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • People painting a city square in Milan, Italy

    Reimagining spaces: placemaking lessons from URBACT cities

    From playful streets in Cork (IE) to sensory trails in Tavernes de la Valldigna (ES), five URBACT Good Practices show how cities can turn ordinary spaces into places people recognise, use and care for

    URBACT

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  • Articles
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    From Inspiration to Implementation: What European Cities Learned from Transferring the CALICO Collaborative Housing Model

    What does it take to transfer a complex housing innovation? Between May 2025 and May 2026, five European cities tested, adapted and translated the CALICO model into investment-ready local solutions

    Dr Orna Rosenfeld

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