The latest edition of the Urban Newsletter – Vol. 5 (2025) is now available, offering fresh insights, updates, and opportunities from two key EU programmes driving sustainable urban development across Europe — the European Urban Initiative (EUI) and URBACT.

As Malta’s Urban Contact Point (UCP) for EUI and National URBACT Point (NUP), the Local Government Division remains committed to supporting local authorities, stakeholders, and urban practitioners in designing innovative, resilient, and inclusive cities.

What’s Inside This Edition?✨ EUI Innovative Action Call Launching in Early 2026This issue highlights the upcoming EUI Innovative Action (IA) Call, expected to open in early 2026. With an indicative budget of €60 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the call will support ambitious, experimental projects aimed at tackling pressing urban challenges.Priority will be given to:Small and medium-sized citiesMunicipalities with limited prior EU funding experienceLocal authorities eager to pilot bold, creative ideasThis is a key opportunity for cities preparing to innovate, collaborate, and test new approaches to sustainable urban transformation.🏛️ Good Practice Spotlight: Restoration Scheme in GozoThe newsletter features the ...

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Judy Cassar
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URBACT is a European Territorial Cooperation programme that enables the cooperation of European cities within thematic networks since 2002. The programme also provides capacity-building activities and tools, and shares knowledge and good practices to city representatives and urban practitioners.

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