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Cities meet in Iași to produce urban regulations unleashing the collective action of their inhabitants

by Christian Iaione (Lead Expert) and Nicola Masella (Lead Partner)

Trikala’s canteen kiosks model is changing

Students of the 6th Primary School of Trikala finally can come in contact with organic products, healthy nutrition and the circular economy as their school introduced BioCanteens good practice for sustainable food as a pilot action.

Piraeus: What Barnsley did, now what we'll do

The team at Piraeus have provided two fantastic infographics to show what Barnsley has done to creat success and what they will learn and apply to achieve success in their city. 

Five ways to promote an integrated approach in your city

Lessons from the URBACT City Lab #3 focused on the principle of integration.

A Peruvian delegation visits Rome to experience the city’s urban agriculture policies and strategies

A delegation of Mayors from the Junin district in Peru visited Rome and the Metropolitan area of Rome from 6^th to 8^th November 2019, meeting with Rome’s ULG members in occasion of the city’s 5^th URBACT ULG meeting to jointly observe experiences of social inclusion, urban agriculture, green and circular economy, as well as how agricultural activities are being integrated within urban contexts in Rome. The purpose of their visit was to explore possible means of cooperation with the European Union in the fields of innovative agriculture and tourism. The Peruvian delegation traveled to Rome in representation of a commonwealth of 26 municipalities situated in Peru’s agricultural central Amazon area, the Mancomunidad Municipal por la integración de Sierra y Selva, with the goal to launch a virtuous process of sustainable development in their territory thanks to cooperation with the EU.

A day in Rotterdam

By Jochem H. Cooiman, Municipality of Rotterdam

In 10-11 October took place in Rotterdam our Third Transnational Meeting. What struck us in Rotterdam is how innovation has entered the DNA of the municipality itself, which has shaped the organisation of work spaces and human resources by adopting the concepts of lean organisation and flexible working. That is the reason why we asked Jochem H. Cooiman, Strategic Advisor on Innovation, to describe it to us, and here is the result... enjoy reading!