GEN-Y City is an URBACT III Network exploring how European cities can develop, retain and attract the young creative-tech talent they need to thrive...

National welfare regimes in European countries have for many years been limiting the detrimental effects of globalisation and economic restructuring...

You can find more information about their project, the state of play and challenges ahead thanks to articles written by each Lead Expert.

8 March is International Women’s Day (IWD) and the campaign this year is #BeBoldForChange. IWD is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s...

Three of the cities selected in the first call of Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) are working or have worked within URBACT on topics similar to their...

One of the main challenges for cities in the coming decade is how to make their citizens become physically active again. Physical inactivity and...

Densification of urban areas beyond the core of the cities is not an easy task but it is a challenge worth taking to fight against urban sprawl....

A call for Good Practice In early December URBACT launched a call for Good Practices , inviting Europe’s cities to put forward their most effective...

Across the whole of Europe, the growing shortage of technical talent is starting to impact on urban economies. In this article, Jim Sims, the Lead...