{"id":2548,"date":"2022-09-23T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/la-comision-europea-da-el-visto-bueno-al-programa-urbact-iv-de-cooperacion-entre-ciudades-europeas\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:40:39","slug":"the-urbact-iv-programme-was-officially-adopted-by-the-european-commission-on-19-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/en\/the-urbact-iv-programme-was-officially-adopted-by-the-european-commission-on-19-september-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The URBACT IV programme was officially adopted by the European Commission on 19 September 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This European <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/regional_policy\/en\/policy\/cooperation\/european-territorial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Territorial cooperation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> programme will support cities to tackle the green, just and digital transitions, through networking, capacity and knowledge building activities. The purpose is to promote <\/span><b>integrated sustainable development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in cities, improve city\u2019s policies and <\/span><b>improve the effectiveness of Cohesion policy in cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The URBACT IV programme will also <\/span><b>support transnational networks to improve the capacity of European cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">co-design and implement integrated Action Plans linked to common sustainable urban development challenges;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adapt and reuse established urban good practices; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">design investment plans for replicating elements of Urban Innovative Actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">URBACT and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban-initiative.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Urban Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will work in collaboration to provide a coherent offer to urban stakeholders and <\/span><b>support to cities for their integrated and sustainable urban development under Cohesion policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time in the programme, beneficiaries will include cities from 5 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/regional_policy\/en\/policy\/what\/glossary\/i\/ipa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPA countries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Republic of North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina). The specificities of the IPA cities participating in URBACT will be addressed through a dedicated needs analysis exercise. The cities will receive support related to the design of integrated action plans for sustainable urban development and will have the opportunity to share experience with EU peers supporting the preparation of these countries for accession to the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span>first call of URBACT IV will open in <em>January 2023<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Cities and other entities that wish to join an Action Planning Network will be welcome to build partnerships and send applications within the following three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">URBACT IV will also offer several tools to help cities, such as an online Partner Search Tool which will help them in finding partners for their project or contacting people with existing ideas. This platform will be launched on URBACT\u2019s website in the course of October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to learn more, Please join the European Week of Regions and Cities\u2019 sessions entitled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.app.swapcard.com\/event\/euregionsweek-2022\/planning\/UGxhbm5pbmdfOTYwNTkx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGet ready for the new URBACT call for Action Planning Networks!\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which will take place on the 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of October 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This European Territorial cooperation programme will support cities to tackle the green, just and digital transitions, through networking, capacity and knowledge building activities. The purpose is to promote integrated sustainable development in cities, improve city\u2019s policies and improve the effectiveness of Cohesion policy in cities. 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