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UNESCO global education meeting
“At a time when countries are making difficult choices and trade-offs to turn societies around, education must be our top priority, our pillar for...
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How to accelerate cities’ transition to the circular economy
Cities can be pioneers in the path towards the circular economy through the creation and demonstration of new business models.
Cities Forum 2020: Juntos forjamos un futuro urbano sostenible
Entre el 30 y 31 de enero la ciudad portuguesa de Oporto acogerá el cuarto Foro de Ciudades (Cities Forum 2020) bajo el lema “Together we shape a...
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What now for the EU’s urban policy agenda?
Camelia Coporan tells us about Romania's EU presidency, the benefits of transnational city networks and territorial cooperation.
07 - 10 October 2019
European Week for Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth...
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An old fortress brings new cohesion
Cartagena (SP) has been a major naval port on Spain’s south-eastern coast for hundreds of years. After declining port activity sparked social and...
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URBACT, an opportunity for action and change
Since 2002, around 1 000 EU cities involved in URBACT have experienced the added value of transnational cooperation, the transfer of good practices...
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The dilemma of fighting urban poverty: invest into poor people or into poor places?
This article provides an insight into URBACT’s work on urban poverty and its contribution to the Urban Poverty Partnership of the Urban Agenda for...
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'Volunteering Cities' a Powerful Model for European Cities
To develop the innovative policies necessary to face the currently emerging multidimensional social needs in cities such as elderly and children care...
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Transfer networks, an URBACT Learning Lab to build capacity and promote cohesion across Europe
You might not expect Twitter to be the place for informed debate on the future of the EU Cohesion Policy. But you’d be wrong. Amidst the white noise...