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PPP practise and innovation- Toulose case study

Toulouse Metropole shared their experience about every stage of preparing a PPP project: from planning, negotiating and selecting an operator, through contract drafting (division of risk and profits) and project activities implementing.

Responsibilities and profile of the project/area manager

In order to ensure the effectiveness of public action, it is important to appoint a person responsible for the coordination of all project stakeholders. This ensures a strong role in the municipality, which provides an overall vision of the project and the mobilisation of the various departments involved.

Apitourism an alternative, enjoyable and challenging activity for demanding citizens and tourists!

Are you interested in nature and the miracles that are hidden in the behaviour of pollinating insects? You can have a taste of the above through what we call, Apitourism! Apitourism is an alternative form of tourism inextricably linked to the art of beekeeping and the life of the bee. This particular form of tourism offers unique experiences to tourists directly related with nature. Learn more about Apitourism in Greece and its first tourist route / paths in the city of Nea Moudania.

Access to nature in cities improves health and boosts well-being

Are we fully aware of the relevance of urban green spaces? We are hardwired in a way that our body and mind functions far better in natural environment. A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that exposure to urban green spaces has positive impacts on both our physical and mental health. But as cities expand and densify, our precious green spaces and urban vegetation are increasingly coming under threat.

LAComicsFestival Vol.2 – a week of playful energy in Larissa for games and arts lovers.

Τη νέα αυτή χρονιά που αποτελεί και το κλείσιμο της τρέχουσας προγραμματικής περιόδου για το URBACT 2014-2020, με κοινό παρονομαστή τη διαφύλαξη της δημόσιας υγείας και την τήρηση των μέτρων προστασίας κατά του COVID19, αλλά με «πιλότο» το URBACT, σας προσκαλούμε στο URBACT Air, την πρώτη εκδήλωση του Εθνικού Σημείου Επαφής Ελλάδας - Κύπρου για το 2022 που θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τρίτη 8 Φεβρουαρίου και ώρα 20.00 - 21.00.

Putting sense into public spending and creating partnerships with the private sector - by Piotr Wołkowiński

The “click” came, when a public procurement  officer realised that her decisions could influence what her daughter ate at lunchtime in the school canteen.