Register now for the 2026 URBACT City Festival!

🟢30 stories of European cooperation
🔵273 tales of local actions
🟠500 city-makers
🟡A new call for URBACT networks

Join [us] in Nicosia (CY) on 31 March–1 April 2026👉 urbact.eu/city-festival-…

#URBACTfest
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What does it take to unlock compact cities?

A new URBACT study explores 6 projects in Ireland 🇮🇪, looking at how cities can overcome the costs, technical challenges & funding gaps holding difficult urban sites back.

🔗 Read the article by Eileen Crowley: urbact.eu/whats-new/arti…

The URBACT newsletter is out! 📩

🎉 New URBACT projects: 25 #ActionNetworks and 55 cities joining the #URBACTaccelerator for Ukraine and Moldova
🔙 2026 #URBACTfest Highlights
📍 Upcoming events and opportunities

Read it here: r.newsletter.urbact.eu/mk/mr/sh/1t6AV… url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/C2HEC39VVhm7…

On #WorldCitiesDay, we celebrate cities turning shared learning into local action.

🏙️90 URBACT IV Networks
📍667 partners
🌍33 countries

More coming in 2027!

Meanwhile, follow the new #ActionNetworks and #URBACTaccelerator & explore the #KnowledgeHub 👉 urbact.eu/knowledge-hub

Exciting news! 🎉 The URBACT IV Monitoring Committee has just approved:

🏙️ 25 #ActionNetworks: 180 partners from 31 countries
🔗 urbact.eu/news/urbact-we…

🇺🇦🇲🇩 The #URBACTaccelerator for Ukraine and Moldova: 40 partners
🔗 urbact.eu/news/urbact-ac…

Congratulations to all partners!

Looking for ways your city can turn the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy into local action?

Join us at the @EUI_Initiative’s & @EU_Commission’s technical dialogue in Amsterdam on 18 November.

Register now 👉 urban-initiative.eu/news/join-us-a…

👋 Planning to attend? Meet us at the URBACT stand!

Cities@Heart. 🚌 Beyond the Urban. 🥽 METACITY.

Three URBACT #ActionPlanning Networks tackling city centre regeneration, rural-urban links and digital innovation. Their experiences show how cities can turn ideas into action

👉 urbact.eu/whats-new/arti…

Is your city getting hotter & more exposed to climate risks?

🌳 Explore Nature-based solutions for climate resilience and 3 other new topics on the URBACT #KnowledgeHub.

Then, put your knowledge to the test!

🕹️ Take the URBACT back-to-school challenge: view.genially.com/6aa7e9761daef8…

Ready to experience the 2026 #URBACTfest all over again? The recap video is now live! 🎥

Around 500 city-makers from 300 cities came together in Nicosia 🇨🇾 with one shared message: cities do not need to solve urban challenges alone.

▶️ Watch the video: youtu.be/e_nwXw-1t7E

🏙️ What happens when 500 city-makers come together?

At the 2026 URBACT City Festival in Nicosia, 300 cities shared ideas, solutions and experiences to tackle common urban challenges.

🔗 Full story: urbact.eu/whats-new/arti…

#URBACTfest #bettercities

🏘️ How can cities scale affordable housing solutions?

At today's EU City Lab on #Housing, cities exchanged experiences on financing, land acquisition, short-term rentals & transferring successful practices.

Stay tuned for next #EUCityLabs:  urbact.eu/eu-city-labs

#EUCityLabs

📍 Day 1 of the URBACT & @EUI_Initiative EU City Lab on #Housing explored how cities and regions can help deliver affordable housing at scale. 🇪🇺

From regulation and renovation to financing and urban transformation, participants shared lessons from across Europe.

#EUCityLabs

🎥The doors are open! The URBACT & @EUI_Initiative's EU City Lab on #Housing has begun!

Over the next 2 days, city practitioners, policymakers & housing experts will explore innovative solutions to affordable housing.

Read the event article: urbact.eu/whats-new/arti…

#EUCityLabs

During our joint #EURegionsWeek session, cities, regions & cooperation programmes explored together what's needed beyond 2027.

🤝The takeaway: cooperation is the glue that keeps the European project together!

Thanks to everyone who joined the conversation!
@EUinmyRegion @EU_CoR

🇪🇺🏙️ Visiting #EURegionsWeek2026 today?

📍 Stop by the #URBACT stand and meet the team!

Discover how URBACT supports cities through networking, learning and cooperation on sustainable urban development.

See you at Square Brussels!

📍 Happening today at #EURegionsWeek:

Join URBACT, @interregeurope, @InteractEU & @ESPON_Programme for “Strong Interreg, Strong Regions, Strong Europe.”

🕟 16:30 CEST
☕ Press Club Brussels

We'll discuss the future of territorial cooperation beyond 2027!

@EUinmyRegion @EU_CoR

📖 We welcome you to learn more about what makes a city more welcoming…

How can cities foster belonging, participation and social cohesion? Discover lessons from 27 cities across three URBACT #ActionPlanning Networks.

Read the article by Dirk Gebhardt: urbact.eu/whats-new/arti…

📍 Heading to Brussels this October? Join us at the #EURegionsWeek:

🗓️ 12 October | Strong Interreg, Strong Regions, Strong Europe | @ESPON_Programme, @InteractEU & @interreg_eu

🗓️ 14 October | Meet the URBACT Secretariat at our stand

See you there!

Ευχαριστώ, thank you, from the URBACT Secretariat!☀️

A huge thank you to @NicosiaMunicipa & everyone who helped make the 2026 URBACT City Festival such a memorable experience!

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#URBACTfest #bettercities

It’s a wrap for the #URBACTfest! 🌞🎉 What’s the best way to understand how it went?

Hear it from those who were in Nicosia for the 2026 URBACT City Festival! 🇨🇾

A huge thank you to all participants for making this edition so special!

#bettercities

Over 300 cities. 35 countries. One URBACT community.

More than 500 participants are here in Nicosia for the 2026 URBACT City Festival.

📍 Where have you travelled from? Tell us in the comments!

#URBACTfest #bettercities