URBACT

👀 Have you registered yet for the URBACT and European Urban Initiative EU City Lab on Housing?

Join us in Brussels 🇧🇪 to explore how European cities can scale affordable housing solutions across different urban contexts.

Why should you join us?

🔑 Learn about housing as a strategic priority at European level

🏙️ Discover how the Brussels Capital Region is putting affordable, social and cooperative housing into practice

🤝 Exchange with city peers and experts from across Europe, and bring home new ideas, contacts and inspiration

Don’t miss out! Secure your spot: https://urbact.eu/events/eu-city-lab-housing

Interested in working with cities across Europe and contributing to sustainable urban development? 👀

Check the current openings at the URBACT Secretariat:

👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and communication

Help turn URBACT stories into engaging content, support flagship events such as the 2026 URBACT City Festival in Nicosia, and contribute to youth-related activities across the programme.

👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and capacity-building

Support Capacity Building activities for cities, from URBACT University 2026 and training sessions to youth engagement in the future of Cohesion Policy after 2027.

📅 Applications close on 7 June 2026. Only a few days left to apply!

Know someone who would be a great fit? Share this opportunity 👏

🔗 Apply here: https://urbact.eu/work-with-us

What if your city’s biggest economic challenge is the one you have not fully noticed yet?

Brain drain. Empty shop fronts. Demographic decline. Exclusion from local job sectors. Changing work patterns. City centres that switch off after sunset.

These challenges rarely arrive as sudden crises. More often, they build slowly, until the room for action has already narrowed.

A new URBACT article looks at how six Networks, involving more than 50 European cities, have worked on local economic development from different angles:

🔸 C4TALENT
🔸 Cities@Heart
🔸 Cities After Dark
🔸 Residents of the Future
🔸 Remote-IT
🔸 TechDiversity

Their experiences show why early action matters, and how cities can test practical responses before slow-moving change becomes harder to reverse.

Read the article by Béla Kézy: https://urbact.eu/whats-new/articles/uncovering-local-economic-changes-cities

🔔 Happening today!

Our next online info session on how can strengthen your application for the URBACT Action Networks call starts soon. 🎥

Discover how to present your project idea clearly, avoid common mistakes, and build a stronger application narrative.

🕙 Today | 10:00–11:30 CEST
📍 Online (Zoom)

There’s still time to register!

Secure your spot now: https://urbact.eu/events/how-write-good-applications-using-storytelling-techniques

🏘️ What’s on the agenda for the URBACT and European Urban Initiative EU City Lab on Housing?

Over two days in Brussels, cities, experts and EU representatives will exchange on concrete solutions for affordable housing across Europe.

Highlights include:

✏️ A keynote on the European Affordable Housing Plan
🏙️ Discussions on local housing delivery and Brussels’ regulatory tools
🛠️ Workshops on renovation, urban transformation and housing finance
🏘️ A session on regulating short-term rentals and market pressures
🚶 City visits and exchanges with peers from across Europe

Check the programme & register now: https://urbact.eu/events/eu-city-lab-housing

⏰ Calling all candidate Lead Partners for the URBACT Action Networks!

You are invited to join today’s URBACT online info session for practical tips and troubleshooting support on submitting your application.

🚨Last chance to join us!

Register here: https://urbact.eu/events/online-info-session-time-submit-your-application-tech-troubleshooting-2

Looking to kick-start your career and contribute to sustainable urban development — or know someone who is? 👀

👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and communication among cities
👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and capacity-building among cities

📅 Apply by: 7 June 2026

Interested in any of these positions?

Check all the details & prepare your application now: https://urbact.eu/work-with-us

New opportunities at the URBACT Secretariat! 👏 Want to join an international team in Paris 🇫🇷 and contribute to sustainable urban development across Europe?

Here are our latest vacancies:

👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and communication among cities

Turn URBACT stories into engaging content, support key events such as the URBACT City Festival 2026 in Nicosia and youth-related activities for URBACT V, and help share the programme’s achievements across Europe.

📅 Apply by: 7 June 2026

👉 IVY Reporter to support cooperation and capacity-building among cities

Support cities through Capacity Building activities, from URBACT University 2026 and training sessions to youth engagement in the debate on Cohesion Policy after 2027.

📅 Apply by: 7 June 2026

Sounds like you or someone you know? Spread the word!

🔗 More information and application details: https://urbact.eu/work-with-us

More ideas, more ways to act. 💡

The URBACT Partner Search Tool keeps growing, with fresh ideas from cities across Europe.

From urban-rural food links and revived city centres to climate resilience, access, participation and public space, the latest proposals show new ways cities are preparing to move from strategy to action.

Looking for inspiration, a partner or a topic to join for the next URBACT Action Network?

👀 See what cities are bringing to the table and start building your partnership.

⏰ Apply by 17 June 2026, 15:00 CEST.
🔗 Read the article: https://urbact.eu/whats-new/articles/more-ways-to-act-partner-search-tool