Since I have started to work with URBACT in 2003, the interest for URBACT in Sweden has increased dramatically, and it has never been as high as now. I think that the reasons for that are a combination of the facts that more people can speak about URBACT experiences in Sweden, that the interest for […]
Posts Tagged ‘Structural Funds’

International Roma Day: Roma integration in the spotlights
Roma communities, the European Union’s largest ethnic minority, continue to face persistent discrimination and segregation. On the occasion of the International Roma Day, the European Commission urged Member States in a policy communication published on 7 April 2010 to use EU funds for the social and economic integration of Roma. Ensuring these communities’ access to jobs […]

Connecting the dots – URBACT and EU Structural Funds
Diary of an internship with the MY GENERATION project The EU PHARE programme created a Young Professionals Scheme to attract and prepare young people for the Romanian public administration. Following a one year Master in Rotterdam, four Romanian students did a one month internship with the City of Rotterdam, lead partner of the MY GENERATION […]