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Without common values "commons" can't exist

Creating a "common glue" in Gdańsk to move on from the liberal economy

Words by Piotr Wolkowinski

Pictures by Beata Stayszynska-Hansen

Integrating sustainability, procurement and Kavala’s municipal budget

The Municipal budget is a useful tool for recording the Municipality’s performance.

UPDATE: Save The Date...

The Making Spend Matter Final Conference is now being held online!

Zadar's Nature Based Solutions Plans

Zadar is already experiencing the impact of climate change. In response, Zadar has been looking to implement changes, with a particlar interest in nature based solutions.

In search of co-creation and collaboration through organic grow – story of NGO centres in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik shouldn't only be known for its problems with mass tourism or its UNESCO uniqueness. It should also be known for its longstanding tradition of active citizens and NGOs. In the last decade of their organisational development, NGOs have been preparing and taking the next step in the form of civil-public partnerships and social-cultural centres. In Dubrovnik, there are two successful examples: Platform for Lazareti and Youth Center. As it is common when forming new alliances and especially social-cultural centres (NGO Houses as in the case of Riga, the Lead Partner City of the ACTive NGOs URBACT network), the question of suitable governance and decision-making models is the most important, but also a rather difficult one. However, with the help of the knowledge transferred in the “ACTive NGOs” project, these centres may have found the solution for this issue.

URBACT - Online Strategic Procurement Course

URBACT are offering a free online course to equip cities with the knowledge and tools required to embed social and environmental criteria into their public procurement processes.