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Hej, welcome to your space!

Lublin has empowered its young people to create a first-of-a-kind free, open and safe youth space where the activities are as diverse as the people who take part in them. The initiative is so successful that there are plans to extend the youth space's opening hours and to make it more accessible to people with special needs.
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Sheltering refugees with humanity

In the first year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, over 1.5 million refugees passed through Rzeszów. The Polish city provided shelter and support for every one of them, showing how an outpouring of human kindness and outstanding resourcefulness can achieve the impossible.
6 minute read

Collective action in the energy crisis

The Hague has appointed an Energy Crisis Taskforce to help residents and entrepreneurs deal with energy costs. Over six months, the scheme has helped thousands to cope with energy stress and debt and to reduce the city's overall energy consumption.
6 minute read

A perfect fit

How can people fit in a new city when they first move? Aarhus is helping its newcomers make friends while discovering its culture.
5 minute read

Barcelona shapes the future of city planning

Barcelona is on the cusp of a groundbreaking transformation. With a Local Digital Twin already in place - a virtual mirror of the city -now they're setting their sights even higher.
7 minute read

Small projects that change the (urban) world

Art can be a powerful transforming tool, technology can be adapted for seniors to enjoy it, and audiovisual companies can give visibility to stories of vulnerable groups. Welcome to the Human Power Hub in Braga.
7 minute read

Ghent combats the energy crisis

Ghent is pulling out all of the stops to combat this crisis, working with local people, small and medium-sized businesses, and international industries to find immediate solutions, and create long-term change.
6 minute read

Where food waste and food aid meet

From urban legends to the refugee crisis, Warsaw is learning from them to tackle food waste, aid distribution, and improve its food system.
5 minute read

Cagliari canal a wellspring for community

Cagliari's canal regeneration is serving as a test bed to unite the peoples of the area, not just geographically but also by allowing a shared vision to flow along its banks.
6 minute read

Feeling safe at night in Turin

The ToNite project is transforming residents' lives by increasing safety at night in vulnerable areas and by turning public spaces into social and cultural havens.
5 minute read

Music is the beating heart of Valencia

Music surrounds us in our cities, but Valencia has put it at the heart of policy, giving it the status of a fundamental right.
4 minute read

Aix Marseille Provence atop pillars of innovation

Innovators risk everything to achieve their goals. Aix Marseille Provence has put a robust infrastructure in place to create synergies between all local actors, and ensure that the best ideas have support to succeed.
6 minute read

Fertile foundations in Debrecen

Residents and the city team up to smash asphalt and create community through gardening.
6 minute read

Amsterdam wants to save your digital privacy

Shared mobility data helps cities decide where to build new infrastructure such as parkings or cycling paths. But how to harvest users' data without impinging on their right to privacy? Amsterdam has the answer, and your city can use it for free.
3 minute read

A second chance for food waste

Milan focuses on food waste, not only to avoid it but also to transform this problem into a solution.
7 minute read

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