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Making a difference with tradition
An Award to Historical shops to preserve Lisbon’s uniqueness. ' Shops with a history ' is a municipal programme awarding and supporting shops whose...
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Solidarity with the refugees. Ghent: an inspiring city for Europe
The city of Ghent (BE) has been awarded an URBACT Good Practice for its policy towards refugees that fled wars and conflicts to find a new home in...
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URBACT City Festival 2018 - Save the date!
We are excited to announce that URBACT’s flagship event – the URBACT City Festival – is taking place in Lisbon, on 13-14 September 2018.
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From nature lovers to nature activists
How cities are reclaiming nature for citizens (and vice versa) Last Saturday I fell asleep in the park, basking in the unexpected rays of sunshine. I...
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Housing for all - Experiences of URBACT cities on affordable housing
What can be done to avoid evictions? How can a city provide housing to the most vulnerable groups and to the young talented people? Can low-carbon...
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The 2017 URBACT City Festival... How was it?
Between 3-5 October, around 450 Festival participants discovered the 97 URBACT labelled Good Practices for urban sustainable development from across...
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New URBACT Good Practice label awarded to 97 cities
URBACT, the EU learning and exchange programme for cities, has awarded its new URBACT Good Practice label to 97 European cities.
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URBACT, another paradigm for European cities
With the integrated urban development approach promoted by the URBACT European programme, new models for improving our cities together are currently...
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Innovating in City Learning. The Inside Story of the first URBACT City Festival
The recent URBACT City Festival, that took place in Riga from 6-8 May, aimed to inspire urban futures through innovative exchange and learning. One...
14 - 16 June 2022
URBACT City Festival 2022
Register Now! URBACT City Festival 2022 will take place in Pantin / Greater Paris (France) on 14, 15 and 16 June 2022.