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Com’ON! How a Romanian city empowered young people that their ideas could change their community. And now it’s going European!

In Cluj-Napoca, a deliberate format in youth democracy has funded more than 1,000 initiatives since 2015. Now five cities across Europe are learning its secrets.

It started with a simple, almost naïve premise: what if you gave a group of youngsters €1,000, no strings attached, and trusted them to improve their neighbourhood?

URBACT Toolbox: Ferramentas para melhorar as nossas cidades

A URBACT Toolbox disponibiliza um conjunto de ferramentas e recursos, de acesso livre, para ajudar na construção de melhores cidades.

#URBACTaccelerator для України та Молдови

#URBACTaccelerator для України та Молдови отримав 151 заявку!

The Moment Ideas Become Places

There is always a point in every project when conversations give way to construction sites, freshly planted trees, newly painted walls and people asking, "When can we use it?" For the 27 cities participating in the URBACT Pioneers Accelerator, that moment has arrived.

URBACT Accelerator for Ukraine and Moldova: first results

Between 3 June and 16 July 2026, the Call for the URBACT Accelerator for Ukraine and Moldova received 151 applications from cities in Ukraine, Moldova and the European Union. Check the infographic below to discover the first results of the call! To learn more about the next steps and the selected cities' journey through the Accelerator, visit the Call page.

We Create Space Brings Communities Together Through URBACT Local Groups

A new chapter has begun in the We Create Space network. Across all partner cities, local stakeholders are coming together in URBACT Local Groups (ULGs) – spaces where ideas, experiences and local knowledge meet to shape the future of public places.