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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    Re-growCity has got its first transfer success!

    The ULG in Melgaço (Portugal) has made enormous strides towards adapting the pop-up shop practice from lead partner Altena (Germany).

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  • The Transfer process behind the BeePathNet

    We are well into the first third of the project and partners are busy with transferring Ljubljana's good practice in accordance with their plans. On a recent Boot camp meeting in Ljubljana, all partners started to work on their own bee paths which will be developed alongside different local stakeholders. We will hopefully soon see the first urban apiaries in Bydgoszcz and Nea Propontida to accompany the first activities in the bee paths' implementation.

    But what is the actual process behind the transfer?

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  • Japanese Academic Visits Altena

    Altena’s reputation as a town that takes highly innovative actions to tackle long term decline has taken on a global dimension.

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  • Open Plasencia will link buildings with stories and cultural actions

    This year, on the occasion of the participation of Plasencia (Spain) in the " URBACT Come In! Talking Houses/Shared Stories Transfer Network", the "Open Night" is renamed "Open Plasencia" with the aim of expanding its field of action, integrating a good European practice originating in the city of Budapest, which seeks citizen participation and the valorization of heritage through the opening of residential buildings and the participation of neighbors sharing stories and experiences with their visitors.

    k.tapody

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  • ACTive NGOs at Football United

    Tom Goodridge, Project Coordinator (Brighton, GB), took the opportunity to promote the ACTive NGOs project in the emerging community hub in the heart of Whitehawk, Whitehawk Football Club. It was the first of many community appearances the ULG team made over this summer and this special event did not disappoint.

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  • Transnational Meeting in Vilnius, 9-10 July 2019

    The City of Vilnius hosted the project’s Transnational Meeting on 9-10 July. Representatives from the partner cities participated in the two-day gathering made of workshops, presentations, field visits and round table discussions. The venue for the first day of the meeting was the City’s Municipality, while the Vilnius Tech Park was the venue for the second day of activities.

    Patricia Hernandez

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