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  • City Festival 2026 EN

    URBACT City Festival 2026!

    The URBACT City Festival is Europe’s leading gathering for city leaders, urban practitioners, and experts. Through workshops, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, participants gain practical insights, innovative ideas, and valuable connections to bring back to their cities or organizations. It’s the perfect platform to learn, collaborate, and be inspired by Europe’s urban innovation community.

    Judy Cassar

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  • Residents of the Future Podcast - Welcome to Mangualde

    In this week’s episode of Residents of the Future, we’re heading to Mangualde — a vibrant small city in Portugal that’s proving how community strength and smart newcomer-integration policies can shape a sustainable future.

    Krešimir Grubić

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  • Two Inspiring Days in Albacete: Celebrating the Final Meeting of the URBACT Re-Gen Team

    The URBACT Re-Gen network gathered in Albacete for two memorable and deeply meaningful days — a meeting that marked not only the conclusion of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) process, but also the final in-person encounter of a group that has worked side by side for more than two years.

    Desiree Zucchi

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  • The 5th International Meeting of the Re Gen URBACT Project in Vila Do Conde

    On 17 and 18 June 2025, the 5th International Meeting of the Re Gen URBACT Project took place, with Vila do Conde as the host city. This event brought together representatives from nine European cities that are developing an integrated action plan for urban regeneration, with an emphasis on sport and community participation. 

    Desiree Zucchi

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  • Quart de Poblet’s introduction of an Urban Innovation Laboratory

    To work with citizens means creating transparency

    When the Quart de Poblet Town Council joined the Agents of Co-Existence network, one of its main objectives was to include a greater number of citizens in civic participation and to involve municipal officials in different forms of participation.

    Yasemin Yilmaz

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  • Agents of Co-Existence: From Testing to Transformation

    As the Agents of Co-Existence (AoCE) network enters the final stretch of its URBACT journey, partner cities are moving from testing to embedding change. Partners have now entered a decisive phase where ideas have turned into action and new structures for civic participation have begun to take root. Thus, a good moment to share where we are.

    Yasemin Yilmaz

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