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𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 🇭🇷For Zagreb, it involved making participatory budgeting work for everyone. Although the city had introduced a participatory budgeting scheme, it continued to face difficulties in reaching marginalised groups, maintaining long-term engagement and finding ways to turn citizens’ ideas into concrete decisions whilst ensuring transparent communication. Looking for inspiration, Zagreb turned to Helsinki. 🇫🇮The Finnish capital had spent years refining its approach to participatory budgeting, using it to strengthen local democracy, promote social inclusion and encourage meaningful citizen participation. Along the way, it had developed practical methods, digital tools and approaches that help people stay engaged and ensure their voices are reflected in decision-making. Through reciprocal visits in both cities, Zagreb's teams explored Helsinki's model in theory and in practice, from digital participation platforms to on-the-ground community engagement. The exchange provided practical ideas to help make participatory budgeting more inclusive, transparent and effective. 👉 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? https://lnkd.in/ddKTzicc Is your city tackling a challenge? Another city could be waiting for you. 🖱️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭? Get free support tailored to your city's needs, from clarifying your priorities to finding the right partner. 👉 Learn more and request support: https://lnkd.in/dzbmuT_S 📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 🖱️ 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝? 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲! 📅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧. #CityToCityExchanges #EUI4YourCity #EUI4Skills

This is your last chance to access free, tailored support from EUI to design your City-to-City Exchange. Before 25 September, our team can help you: 🏙️ Identify the right challenge to work on 🤝 Find the right partner city 📋 Structure and prepare your exchange. If your city has been considering it, now is the time. 👉 Request your free consultation before 25 September: https://lnkd.in/exqS7R-s #EUI4YourCity #CitytoCityExchange #EUI4skills

You don't need a full plan. You don't need a large team. You don't need to have all the answers. The first step towards a City-to-City Exchange is simpler than you think, a conversation with our team to talk about what your city is working on. From there, EUI supports you every step of the way. One conversation can change how your city approaches its biggest challenges. 💬 Book a free consultation with our team before 25 September. 👉 https://lnkd.in/exqS7R-s #EUI4YourCity #CitytoCityExchange #EUI4skills

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🇧🇬Montana, Bulgaria, had no shortage of potential. But young people were leaving, public spaces were underused, tourism remained underdeveloped and different sectors often worked in isolation. The city knew these challenges couldn't be solved one by one. It needed a more connected vision for its future. Looking for inspiration, Montana turned to Celje. 🇸🇮The Slovenian city had already built strong experience in youth participation, sustainable tourism, inclusive cultural programmes and the revitalisation of public spaces. Just as importantly, it had learned how to bring together municipalities, schools, cultural organisations and local partners around shared goals. Through visits in both cities, Montana's teams met directly with municipal departments, youth centres and cultural institutions. They explored not only what Celje had achieved, but also how its initiatives were organised, funded and sustained. The exchange gave Montana practical ideas to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, empower young people and shape a more vibrant, inclusive and sustainable future. 👉 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? https://lnkd.in/d-zwRxey Is your city tackling a challenge? Another city could be waiting for you. 🖱️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭? Get free support tailored to your city's needs, from clarifying your priorities to finding the right partner. 👉 Learn more and request support: https://lnkd.in/dpaAZZzz 📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 🖱️ 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝? 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲! 📅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧. #CityToCityExchanges #EUI4YourCity #EUI4Skills

𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲. 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. 🇷🇴That was the starting point for Jiu Valley. As the region was turning the page on its industrial past, it seized the opportunity to reinvent itself through sustainable tourism. But one question remained. How can you build a unique and attractive destination that stands out? Looking for answers, Jiu Valley turned to Genoa. 🇮🇹After a similar industrial transition, Genoa successfully reinvented itself as a city of culture and sustainable tourism, building a strong city brand, engaging tourism stakeholders, and turning individual initiatives into a shared vision. Through online exchanges and study visits in both cities, Jiu Valley explored practical approaches to destination branding, stakeholder coordination and territorial governance. The exchange helped the region identify how six municipalities could work together to build one unique destination. 👉 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? https://lnkd.in/dCh-nW8H Is your city tackling a challenge? Another city could be waiting for you. 🖱️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭? Get free support tailored to your city's needs, from clarifying your priorities to finding the right partner. 👉 Learn more and request support: https://lnkd.in/dCgvv2_N 📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 🖱️ 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝? 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥y! 📅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧. #CityToCityExchanges #EUI4YourCity #EUI4Skills

You don't always need a new strategy. Sometimes you just need the right inspiration to take it further. Piraeus (Greece) had already built a solid digital roadmap. But to sharpen it, the city looked beyond its own borders and found in Tallinn (Estonia) a model worth learning from. Through the EUI City-to-City Exchange, the two cities explored concrete practices around digital governance, smart mobility and sustainable urban development. The result? Piraeus didn't just get inspired,it got specific. 💬 "The Piraeus Digital Strategy 2030 is being extended for 2035, taking into account several examples from the Tallinn best practices." Your city's next breakthrough might already exist somewhere in Europe. 👉 Free EUI support available until 25 September. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/exqS7R-s #CityToCityExchanges #EUI4YourCity #EUI4Skills