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Why in-person Trans-National Meetings matter in European Cooperation programmes

By Christophe Gouache, Lead Expert of Breaking Isolation

As we're reaching the end our ‘Breaking Isoaltion’ network’s journey, it's also the occasion to look back on the past 2 years and in particular look at the 12 (in-person) Trans-National Meetings that Breaking Isolation | URBACT Network has organized.

TNM#12 in Agen: A final milestone to conclude the Breaking Isolation programme 

On 9 and 10 December 2025, the City of Agen hosted the 12th and final Transnational Meeting (TNM) of the European programme Breaking Isolation, marking the culmination of two years of close cooperation between ten European citiescommitted to tackling social isolation. For this closing meeting, all partners were present in Agen, joined by Aleksandra Kluczka, representative of the URBACT Secretariat, to share the project’s final results and to prepare the transition into a new phase: the concrete implementation of the action plans in each municipality. 

TNM#11 in Fot: A decisive step for the Integrated Action Plans

On September 23–24, 2025, the city of Fot, Hungary, hosted the penultimate Transnational Meeting (TNM) of the European project Breaking Isolation. This gathering brought together all partner cities for two intense days of exchanges, collaborative work, and local discoveries. 

TNM#10 in Tønder: A Danish Boost to the Fight Against Social Isolation

From southwestern Denmark to Agen, the fight against social isolation continues to unite European cities involved in the URBACT IV – Breaking Isolation project. For this 10th Transnational Meeting, the municipality of Tønder hosted the network’s partners for a rich moment of exchange, discovery, and collective construction. 

Breaking Isolation: A Baseline Study on Social Isolation in Europe

As part of the URBACT "Breaking Isolation" project, a baseline study was conducted to provide an overview of the state of social isolation within the partner cities of the network. This essential work, carried out at the start of the project, aims to better understand local realities and the specific challenges related to social isolation across different urban contexts in Europe. 

9th Transnational Meeting in Jumilla: Exchange, Experimentation, and Collective Intelligence at the Heart of the Breaking Isolation Project 

The 9th Transnational Meeting (TNM) of the European Breaking Isolation network was held in Jumilla, Spain, bringing together all project partners for several days of rich and inspiring discussions focused on tackling social isolation.