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  • LETS GO CIRCULAR! Graphic Recording by Lead Expert Eleni Feleki with main aspects: enable, serve support

    Cities paving the way for a circular transition

    In 2020 and in line with the Communication on the European Green Deal, the European Commission adopted the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP 2). The ultimate goal is to stimulate markets for climate-neutral and circular products and services, modernize the EU’s economy and reap the benefits of the transition in the EU and beyond. The seven key areas set by the Commission CEAP 2 to achieve a circular economy are exactly plastics, textiles, e-waste, food, water and nutrients, packaging, batteries and vehicles, buildings and construction.

    Eleni FELEKI

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  • Iesniedz pieteikumu Eiropas Pilsētiniciatīvas pilsētu savstarpējām apmaiņām tad, kad esi gatavs!

    Pateicoties pilsētu pieaugošajai interesei un entuziasmam par Eiropas Pilsētiniciatīvas (European Urban Initiative) š.g. pavasarī izsludināto spēju celšanas programmu pilsētu savstarpējām apmaiņām (city-to-city exchanges), tika nolemts, ka konkurss, kurš, iespējams pamanījāt, noslēdzās 2023. gada 17. novembrī, tiek pagarināts bez iesniegšanas termiņa.

    Anastasija Bizjajeva

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    Can Urban Sports Hubs transform youths communities and regenerate urban public spaces? Follow the Re-Gen URBACT cities pioneering sport-based solutions engaging teens for a Better Future.

    Contemporary cities face challenges in providing adequate spaces for youth socialization and recreational healthy activities. The Re-Gen Project tackles these issues by leveraging abandoned public spaces for planning and testing innovative models for urban regeneration. Engaging youngsters, schools, cultural and sport associations in co-creating new Urban Sport Hubs redefines urban participative process, fosters sense of a shared responsibility for common goods and promotes multifunctional spaces. These hubs, centered on street sports, symbolize a progressive shift in policy towards inclusive community development and vibrant urban spaces reconnecting also aesthetics with ethics.

    rlioce

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    Civic participation is a process, not a project

    Local democracy is undergoing a change, a transition. And just like any other transition process, it has its ups and downs. 

    AnjaH26

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  • Eiropas Pilsētiniciatīvas Inovatīvo Darbību konkurss noslēdzies ar 112 saņemtiem pieteikumiem

    2023. gada oktobra beigās noslēdzās 2. Eiropas pilsētiniciatīvas Inovatīvo darbību konkurss, kurā tika saņemti 112 pieteikumi no 21 ES dalībvalsts, tajā skaitā 1 pieteikums no Latvijas. Šajā reizē konkurss bija veltīts trīs būtiskākajām tēmām: Zaļākas pilsētas, Ilgtspējīgs tūrisms un Talanta potenciāls sarūkošās pilsētās.

     

    Anastasija Bizjajeva

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    Beyond the Urban: A Bold Initiative to Transform Europe's Urban-Rural Dynamics by looking beyond the car!

    In a groundbreaking effort to transform Europe's urban-rural dynamics, the URBACT initiative Beyond the Urban embarks on a three-year journey to tackle key challenges in connectivity. This ambitious program, co-funded by the European Union and led by Creacció from Vic, Spain, unites a consortium of ten partners representing cities across Europe including Bram (France), Bucharest (Romania), Hradec Králové (Czechia), Kočani (North Macedonia), Machico (Portugal), Szalbolcs 05 (Hungary), Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal), Tartu (Estonia), and Treviso (Italy), as well as Osona (Spain) as a Lead Partner.

    Clyde

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