Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    URBACT: VOLUNTEERING CITIES AND THE PATH OF EUROALTEA AND THE ASSOCIATIONS TO THE VOLUNTEERING AWARD

    EuroAltea, the European Project Office of Altea, has won the Volunteering Award thanks to its collaborative work in the URBACT: Voluntary Cities project, carried out between EuroAltea-Ayuntamiento de Altea and the local associations, De Amicitia, Corazón Exprés and Cruz Roja en Altea.EuroAltea, the European Project Office of Altea, has won the Volunteering Award thanks to its collaborative work in the URBACT: Voluntary Cities project, carried out between EuroAltea-Ayuntamiento de Altea and the local associations, De Amicitia, Corazón Exprés and Cruz Roja en Altea.

    s.georgiou

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  • URBACT e-University: knowledge exchange, digital yet entertaining

    The annual URBACT Summer University, an eight-day dynamic event, was carried out online in 2020. Despite the new setting and fast adaptation, the meeting proved successful with over 300 participants. It was a bold exchange of ideas and key takeaways for RiConnect.

    Stela Salinas

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  • Larissa's Tranfer Story - Promoting sustainability and citizen's engagement

    By Vasilis Mitsios-ULG Coordinator and Marilia Lelli-Municipality of Larissa member staff

    CREAA

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  • Public Procurement and Smart Cities - Urban analytics as a development driver

    Considering URBACT III programme, more specifically Making Spend Matter project, the Municipalities that take part of this transfer network and good practices considering public procurement have shared knowledge with each other and have acquired skills in terms of public procurement analysis.

    Alison Taylor

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  • Esplugues de Llobregat's Transfer Story - WHEN PLAY TRANSFORMS THE CITY

    By Playful Esplugues

    CREAA

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  • From a housing agency to a living platform - the Torino transfer process

    What do Chemnitz and Torino have in common? An easy answer could be that, in the last century, both had been known as “the city of…”.  The city of Karl Marx for the former Karl-Marx-Stadt in the eastern part of Germany, and the city of cars for Torino, the home to the FIAT factory.
    Relax, this is not a quiz on cities!

    Erica Albarello and Giulietta Fassino report on the transfer process in Torino and the important protagonists.

    sabine.hausmann

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