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EcoCore City Visits to Tuusula and Ķekava: Showcasing Green Urban Innovation

Last week, practitioners from across Europe visited the Finnish municipality of Tuusula and the Latvian town of Ķekava as part of the EcoCore project, a transnational action planning network exploring ways that cities can harness economic development opportunities of the green transition. Both visits underscored how cities can reshape themselves to foster sustainability, attract investments, and serve as testbeds for greener urban development.

CALL FOR ACTION: One/Planetary Health Approach for a Sustainable Future

The One Health 4 Cities network, in collaboration with its partners, is urging EU institutions to accelerate and strengthen the integration of the One Health approach into their policies.

Residents of the Future, 2nd Quarterly Report: "It's time to start testing, testing, testing"

The period of the 2nd Quarterly Report included the transnational meeting (TNM) that happed and Saint-Quentin, France. This TNM was planned to be dense in content, to prepare cities for being more ready to work at local level.
At this period, we also had a significant work at URBACT Local Groups (ULGs) level. Cities started their journey on ideation and testing actions.
The project communication is now very active, with a strong presence on the social media!

2025 metais URBACT miestų festivalis vyks Vroclave

URBACT miestų festivalis 2025 m. balandžio 8–10 dienomis vyks URBACT mieste Vroclave, Lenkijoje.

Šibenik Polytechnic Enrolls Record Number of Students. But Is It Preparing Students for Life Here or Away in Big Cities and Abroad?

For the second consecutive year, the Polytechnic of Šibenik has broken its own record, welcoming an even greater number of students. In a time when higher education institutions across the country face various challenges, this growth signals not only a vote of confidence in Šibenik’s education system but also the desire of young people to pursue academic dreams in smaller, vibrant towns like this coastal gem. 

But with this success comes an important question: How many of these young minds will stay to build their careers and lives in Šibenik, and how many will eventually find their futures in larger cities or abroad?