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URBACT to take part in the 9th session of the World Urban Forum
The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9), which will be taking place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 7 to 13 February, will be the first...
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First key points from the Call for Transfer Networks
Following the deadline last week for the submission of applications from cities labelled earlier this year Good Practices wishing to lead URBACT...
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URBACT contributes to European Parliament reflections on urban affairs and the new Cohesion Policy
Cities from Spain and Poland testified to the Urban Intergroup of the European Parliament on the programme’s impact while the managing authority...
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Want to become an expert in EU funds from your desk? Register for the Committee of the Regions MOOC!
The new free massive open online course (MOOC) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will go online on 15 January 2018. The CoR is launching...
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European Youth Capital 2021: Applications are open!
The ‘European Youth Capital’ (EYC) is a title awarded to a European city for the period of one year, during which it is given the chance to showcase...
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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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Integration processes at city level: Hamburg, Ghent, Amadora URBACT cities Good Practices
The refugee reception crisis of 2015-2016 brought to fore the need for common European patterns of reception and inclusion. For long decades Europe...
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Conclusions and presentations of URBACT workshops during the European Week for Regions and Cities
This year the Committee of the Regions and the DG Regional and Urban Policy organised the 15th European Week for Regions and Cities in Brussels from...
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Accommodating and integrating refugees in the city of Thessaloniki: the multi-stakeholder programme REACT
Thessaloniki has been at the forefront of the management crisis of refugee flows. The city launched its emergency response in 2015, just before the...
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Welfare, innovation and the role of cities in Europe: a dialogue with Prof. Yuri Kazepov
National welfare regimes in European countries have for many years been limiting the detrimental effects of globalisation and economic restructuring...