“The consumers have a huge power to increase organic offer”

The 2nd Meeting of the BioCanteens Transfer Network took place in Torres Vedras, from 19 to 21 March, under the theme "Supply and Demand of Organic Products". The meeting gathered the seven project partners of this European project such as local stakeholders.

How cities can accompany consumer change practices

Marcelline Bonneau makes a case for changing habits, innovative incentives and the benefits of a circular economy.

THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO SUCCESSFUL REGENERATION

The way to  achieve social mix in historical areas of cities.

Video: Why Welcoming International Talent?

Why Welcoming International Talent project from URBACT? What is this project all about? Check out the video!

The URBinclusion final conference: Networking for social inclusion in Europe

By Massimiliano Rumignani, Sebastià Riutort, Marc Caballero – Barcelona URBinclusion team.

The “URBinclusion final conference: Networking for social inclusion in Europe” took place in Barcelona on the 28th of March. It involved civil servants, technical and political representatives from the Network nine cities in addition to URBACT network representatives and several local and international actors and stakeholders.

Nantes: turning high level strategy into concrete, measurable actions

The project team from Nantes (FR) wanted to turn a high level strategy into something concrete and measurable. Building collaboration and trust with stakeholders (including families) was key to their approach and success.

Ghent: implementing action plans

Ghent (BE), lead partner of Stay Tuned, created an overall plan to prevent early school leaving, and to create new perspectives for young people who leave school early anyway.

From URBACT to H2020: how 2 cities are scaling up citizen-powered projects for greener communities

Manchester (UK) and Poznań (PL) are just 2 of many European cities building on their URBACT experiences in integrated, sustainable urban development to boost local participation and improve results in bigger national and EU projects.
 

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR GOOD PRACTICE!

Take a break, sit down, grab a coffee (and a biscuit) and enjoy this video about the different services offered by Gijón Citizen Card.

Transnational Meeting in Caen

The City of Caen, in the French region of Normandy, was the setting for the Network’s Transnational Meeting that took place on 2-3 April 2019. Partners and stakeholders from each network city participated in the two-day workshop, which was held at Le Pavillon. This location is considered a place dedicated to the understanding of architecture and city-planning in general, and more especially of the Caen Peninsula redevelopment project. It is also the headquarters of the Caen ULG meetings.