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E4C Toolbox - Sustainable Food Policy Cards

How can partner cities grasp, in a quick and operational way, what represents more than 25 years of accumulated food transition policies in Mouans-Sartoux? And how can this dense experience become a lever for strategic discussion rather than an overwhelming catalogue?

The challenge is not to replicate a model, but to support city stakeholders in identifying what could realistically be transferred, adapted or reinvented in their own local context.

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 be taken, often quickly, in complex and uncertain contexts.

EmPowerIngUs final Event_ Getafe 30th June/2nd July

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

We Create Space Network Finalises Transferability Study

We are proud to present the Transferability Study of the URBACT Transfer Network We Create Space - a key milestone in our shared journey and a result of close and inspiring cooperation among all partners. This document represents not only an important analytical output, but also a collective achievement built on months of exchange, mutual learning, and a shared ambition to rethink how public spaces can be activated across Europe.

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 is often simple: find what works elsewhere and replicate it. Yet anyone involved in urban policy knows that this rarely happens in a straightforward way. What looks like a clear model on paper quickly meets local realities shaped by institutions, data availability, professional cultures, political priorities, and – most importantly – people. Or, as I like to say from personal experience: “Life happens!” 
 

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 “Prepare for Re-Use”. The meeting brought together representatives from cities working to adapt and implement proven urban solutions in their local contexts. e-Trikala S.A. actively participated to the meeting and reports in this article main achievements and topics.