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  • Call for Action Networks: first updates

    Between 17 March and 17 June 2026, the Call for Action Networks gathered 90 networks proposals, bringing together 632 partners from 33 countries, a record for the URBACT IV Programme! Check the

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    E4C Toolbox - Eat4Climate Compass, an orientation tool for action

    The challenge

     

    Cities cannot launch a PhD thesis or a full assessment study every time they design a new food policy action, adjust an existing one, or arbitrate budget priorities. Yet decisions must

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    EmPowerIngUs final Event_ Getafe 30th June/2nd July

    Two weeks to go until the Final Event of #EmPowerIngUs takes place!
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    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

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    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

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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

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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

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    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.

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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