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The future of Welcoming International Talents
Our URBACT project is in the last phase, soon it will be over. However, this should not mean that cities (partners and others) should stop with...
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A closer cooperation between culture and tourism at the core of the Tourism Forum in Krakow
On the 15 th of December 2020, another meeting of the Urbact Local Group was held in Krakow in the frame of the Tourism Friendly Cities project. It...
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Valongo: a journey of discovery – almost from scratch
In this extraordinary pandemic times, Valongo is taking its time to analyze how the project has contributed to improving the city and the lives of...
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Katowice: a time re-think how music can keep contributing to social cohesion
A time to slow down and re-think how music can keep contributing to the social cohesion of the town and to share positive visions for the future:...
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Cascais’ Participatory Budget: an inspiring example
How one medium Portuguese city's participatory budget acts as a platform for democratic change by shifting attitudes.
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ACTive NGOs: platforms for public-civic cooperation
Levente Polyak looks at the pros and cons of Riga’s NGO House in Teika (LV), sharing its story from its inception to its five year anniversary.
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Are you working on fringe?
Maarten van Tuijl takes a look at the “ sub>urban, re-inventing the fringe " network, across 9 cities, re-thinking city fringes over the past 2,5...
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Gender Equal Cities: Inspiration from Vienna
Vienna (AU) is famous for many things: classical music, exquisite architecture and good cakes too. Less well known is its reputation as an exemplar...
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Let us build the new politics starting from our everyday lives
The Rethink Activism Festival Back in September, Sager der Samler (translated: Uniting Causes), in collaboration with many other stakeholders,...
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Conference The Power of Civic Ecosystems
The Power of Civic Ecosystems How community spaces and their networks make our cities more cooperative, fair and resilient 8 and 9 November 2022,...