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Join [u]s at the Smart City Expo World Congress!

Register to the Smart City Expo World Congress and join [u]s for the URBACT activities!

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The 2026 URBACT City Festival lands in Cyprus: Save the Date!

This new edition of the URBACT City Festival will put forward 30 stories of European cooperation, 273 tales of local actions, 500 city-makers, and a new call for URBACT networks for more stories to come.

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Register for #EURegionsWeek 2025!

Join us at the largest annual gathering of cities and regions across Europe!

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Call for Transfer Networks: first updates

Between 1 April and 30 June 2025, the Call for Transfer Networks gathered 39 networks proposals, bringing together 284 partners from 31 countries. Check the infographic below to discover the number of partners per country and explore the Good Practices database!

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URBACT Pioneers Accelerator: 27 cities embark on a unique learning journey

URBACT is proud to launch the URBACT Pioneers Accelerator - a bespoke learning programme designed exclusively for cities from accession countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia).

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Which URBACT Good Practice would you transfer to your city?

Forty-five URBACT Good Practices are still looking for partners in the next edition of URBACT Transfer Networks. Will one of them be your ticket for bringing innovation to your city?

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