How 97 European cities show the way to other cities with their good practices

Paris, 26/09/2017

What: More than 450 policymakers and city practitioners from the EU, Switzerland and Norway – including mayors and elected representatives – will be in Tallinn 3-5 October for the URBACT City Festival. Showcasing 97 good practices addressing a comprehensive range of policy challenges commonly faced by cities, the Festival fosters exchange and learning among peers to get inspiration to improve how their city is run.

When: Tuesday 3 October at 6pm CET, an opening press conference will be held; followed by an Award Ceremony with the Mayor of Tallinn and the 97 Good Practice cities. The conference programme can be found here

Who:

• Mr Emmanuel MOULIN, Head of URBACT Secretariat,
• Mrs Judit TOROKNE-ROZSA, European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy
• Mr Gennadi GRAMBERG, Head of Division, ‘Tallinn Spring Clean Up campaign’ – Good Practice award winner

Journalists will have the possibility to interview speakers and Good Practice city representatives after the press conference. Interview requests should be made by email during registration.

All good practices can be viewed and searched: www.urbactgoodpractices.eu

Venue: Steam Room, Kultuurikatel - the official venue of the Estonian Presidency of the EU

Languages: the press conference will be held in English

Registration and Further information: Nuala Morgan n.morgan@urbact.eu 

URBACT enables cities to work together to develop sustainable solutions to major urban challenges, through networking, sharing knowledge, and building capacities for urban practitioners. It is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Partner and Member States of the European Union since 2002. www.urbact.eu

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