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Alba Iulia, "Sustainable Community - European Energy Award"

The beginning of this week brought good news for Alba Iulia, the Other Capital: the confirmation that the continuous efforts made for the development of a smart city and sustainable community were not in vain. His Excellency Mr. Arthur Mattli, the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Romania, was present in Alba Iulia to confirm the good path the Other Capital is following in terms of becoming a sustainable community. The city, represented by Mr. Mayor Gabriel Pleșa, Deputy Mayors and other representatives of Alba Iulia Municipality, was awarded by HE Mr. Arthur Mattli with the prestigious "Sustainable Community - European Energy Award".

City video URGE: OesteCIM

The fifth of a series of city videos of URGE - the URBACT Action Planning Network on the theme of Circular building cities.

The impact of tourism on urban environment: strategies and actions to make tourism destinations green and sustainable

The online Transnational Meeting held on 14 and 15 July 2021 had a focus on the environmental dimension of tourism, one of the main layers of Tourism Friendly Cities. The case of Druskininkai and the analysis of the local strategies carried out by the partners on the topic provided a clear picture of the main issues related to make tourism less impactful on environment in European cities.

#Vratsa4CSR: solving social problems through the collaboration with businesses

CITIES4CSR is the first project that the Municipality of Vratsa implements under URBACT Programme. The participation of the Vratsa in the CITIES4CSR project will help the city in the process of creating its own CSR strategy and a comprehensive integrated action plan that is consistent with local development objectives, which are related to the development of the business environment and improve the investment climate in order to overcome the regional differences in the socio-economic development.

Municipiul Alba Iulia și-a început oficial acțiunea la scară mică!

ALT/BAU - At the end of a long journey

We look back on two and a half years of intensive work in the URBACT ALT/BAU transfer network. What have we achieved together? We proudly present our results: