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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    "Who is watching whom?" How seven divergent European cities are looking for common ground in biodiversity?

    Water buffaloes are watching

     

    Water buffaloes are chewing grass, grounded in the present moment. As they watch the visitors from seven European countries, the group of people is trying to understand the deeper purpose of these animals and the surrounding ecosystem. We are in the Slovenian town of Ormož, stepping into the world of biodiversity, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and the revitalization of neglected natural landscapes. Welcome to our project.

    Maja Kireta

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  • TactiCity partners meet in Budapest for the 2° Transnational Meeting

    From 15 to 17 June 2026, the partners of the TactiCity network gathered in Budapest for the second Transnational Network Meeting (TNM), hosted by Hegyvidék, the 12th District of Budapest. Over three days, partners combined study visits, peer learning and collaborative workshops to deepen their knowledge of participatory approaches to public space and advance the implementation of the network.

    EUAffairsOffice

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  • A split-screen promotional image. The left side is a photograph of three people standing in a large, mostly empty room with dark blue walls, hardwood floors, and mirrors along one wall. At the top left are the URBACT logo and the European Union flag with the text "Co-funded by the European Union Interreg." The right side features a white background with the same URBACT and EU logos at the top. In the center, large blue text reads "YOUth SPACE LINK in Odense and Forlì."

    YOUth SPACE LINK in Odense and Forlì

    From 15 to 20 March 2026, project coordinators from the Social Participation Office of the City of Lublin took part in study visits to the partner cities of Odense and Forlì as part of the URBACT Transfer Network YOUth SPACE LINK. The network’s Lead Expert also joined the visits. The main objective was to explore local contexts, capacities, and opportunities for collaboration in relation to the transfer of Lublin’s Good Practice – the Youth Spaces Network (Przestrzenie Młodych).

    Volodymyr Vityk

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  • CITI4UD: when citizens shape their city

    Loreta Gaiziuviene

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  • First transnational network meeting in Ostrava - site visit (Opening of the Parish garden in Ostrava-Heřmanice)

    Not Everything That Transforms a City Is Visible

    How a Good Practice born in Ostrava (CZ) is inspiring six European cities rethink the relationship between citizens, public administrations and public space.

    daniele.terzariol

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  • Eat4Climate: the European cities changing citizen diet to cut carbon emissions (Network artice #1)

     “In Mouans-Sartoux, people are surrounded by sustainable food”

     

    In the French Riviera town of Mouans-Sartoux, schoolchildren eat organic vegetables harvested a few kilometres away, disadvantaged families pick up subsidised produce from a municipal grocery, and cooking workshops are as common as sports clubs. Sustainable food is not hidden in specialist stores or reserved for environmental enthusiasts. It is woven into everyday life.

    “For people here, sustainable food is everywhere,” says Gilles Pérole, deputy mayor for food policy. “People are surrounded by it.”

    That deceptively simple idea has become the foundation of Eat4Climate, a new URBACT Transfer Network bringing together six European territories determined to cut their climate impact by changing how people eat.

     

    François Jégou

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