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Slovak local, regional and national authorities have started working on an Action Plan for the post-coal development of the Upper Nitra region, Slovakia’s mining area and one of the pilot…

A train ride offers time for reflecting on how the EU budget can be put to use for the common good. This blog post is the result of a small experiment…

A pressing challenge in post-Soviet cities and towns is the conversion of modernist planning into a contemporary and sustainable built environment.   The massive housing stock from the second part…

If development comes in circles and history repeats itself then the village of Krasíkov is proof for it. It has a rich history in using hydro energy and recently the…

The Biofarm Slunečná lies in solitude in a scenic countryside on the border of the Šumava National Park in the Czech Republic. Everything you see in the farm looks natural….

Non-governmental organisations operate under constant uncertainty since they depend on donations from public and private sources. Marek Černocký from the Czech Republic wanted to create a more stable foundation for…

Friends of Natura 2000 is an initiative by CEEweb for Biodiversity that brings together citizens from central and eastern Europe who benefit from or support nature protected areas. The aim…

Participatory budgeting is a tool to improve communication between people and the places in which they live. Learning about the challenges other communities face is an important first step to finding…