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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    Implementation, challenges and good practices for culture regeneration projects at the Urban Level

    The following article was written by Dina Ntziora, Lead Expert of the ImperfectCity project at the Municipality of Aarhus and an Ad-hoc Expert within the URBACT programme. Drawing on her extensive experience in culture-led urban development, the text provides valuable insights into the implementation, challenges, and good practices of cultural regeneration at the urban level.
    We are pleased to share and republish Dina Ntziora’s article as part of our ongoing knowledge exchange within the RECUP – REinventing Culture in Urban Places project. By presenting her work, we aim to highlight key lessons and practical approaches that can inspire cities and stakeholders engaged in culture-driven urban transformation.
     

    Fanni Kosztolányi

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  • SPARK: Rethinking public procurement as engine for local resilience

    AUTHOR: Sabina Reichert, LEAD EXPERT FOR URBACT TN SPARK

    On paper, the municipality of Kavala (Greece) looks like many other medium-sized European cities. Back in 2018, it had a relatively solid budget, a tourism-driven economy, and a long list of goods and services to buy every year to keep the city running. Yet officials noticed a worrying pattern: local companies were losing public contracts, larger firms from outside the city were winning more tenders, and no one could clearly say how much of the city’s spending was actually supporting the local economy. 

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  • Article #1: Spaces for youth to grow as active citizen

    First article by the Lead Expert of the YOUth Space Link on the topic "Spaces for youth to grow as active citizen"

    Kalle Ristikartano

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    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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