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Perspective of a NUP: joining the In4Green network in Dąbrowa Górnicza!

The URBACT In4Green project got underway in semester two, 2023 and is set to last until the end of 2025. The network is a collaborative of diverse industrial cities which share a commitment to be transformative in steering their local industry towards a future that is greener and more sustainable. The project seeks to improve local governance and policymaking in helping to reshape and modernise industrial areas while remaining competitive and inclusive locations. The network contains partners from Spain (2), Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Poland and Portugal. The Irish partner to the network is Meath County Council with the project focusing most locally on the town of Navan. The city of Avilés – Spain is the Lead Partner with Lead Expertise provided by José Costero.

The URBACT In4Green project met in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, at the end of May for the 5^th transnational meeting of the Action Planning Network. On the invitation of the Irish partner, Meath County Council, the Contact Point for Ireland, Karl Murphy, joined the group. The meeting on 28^th and 29^th of May provided great learning and insight into the brilliant work being done by the network. 

BiodiverCity Steps Forward: local action and peer learning take centre stage

Between January and March 2025, the BiodiverCity network may have appeared quiet on the transnational front, but beneath the surface, partner cities were buzzing with activity. Following the inspiring Mid Term Review in Guimarães (later crowned European Green Capital 2026) the network shifted its focus to local implementation and refinement of strategies for biodiversity-friendly urban development.

A Table for All: Veszprém’s Long Table Picnic and Biodiversity Festival 2025

On 22 June, the heart of Veszprém transformed into a celebration of nature, community, and conviviality as the city hosted its Long Table Picnic and Biodiversity Festival – a flagship event in Hungary’s European Capital of Culture legacy and a proud initiative of the URBACT-awarded “BiodiverCity” project.

Discover what’s new in MetaCity – Quarterly Report No. 6 is out!

Testing for the urban metaverse: highlights from the Testing Actions of the METACITY network

By Eurico Neves, Lead Expert of the METACITY URBACT APN project, Chairperson of INOVA+ S.A.

Celebrating Europe day in Gozo and Malta!

This May, the URBACT and European Urban Initiative (EUI) Contact Point in Malta took part in national Europe Day events to raise awareness of EU-funded opportunities for local councils, citizens and stakeholders.