Project officer, Active City Unit, City of Gdansk

PACTE’s last workshop on Active Mobility to take place October 4 in Brussels

Brussels, 21 June 2019

A successful joint-event before the summer !

On June 6, 2019, the city of Liege (Belgium) brought its civic consultation a step further down the line towards the creation of the city next multiannual strategy.

Head of Division at the Technical and Environmental Administration- City of Copenhagen

Head of Departement, Umeå's Municipality and Physical literacy coordinator at Change the game

Following the Physical Activity Serving Society (PASS) project, Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe (PACTE) is taking a further step towards increasing active cities across Europe.

On Wednesday 6th of March, the European Parliament’s Sport Integroup has organized a conference on the future of sport in European cities. The event, called ‘Sport and regional development: the future of sport in European cities’ gathered a lot of different actors to discuss the benefits from promoting sport in cities.

Mayor of London's Walking & Cycling Commissioner

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon in 2024, Paris is at the centre of media attention in the world. Will these Olympics be the chance to transform the city and region and to improve the quality of life for Parisians and people in the Ile de France? An interview with Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris.

Co-founder of the Observatoire du sport based in Charleroi

In December 2018, representatives of the sports world gathered in Katowice at the COP 24 . Together, they reflected on the role of sports in climate action and launched the Sports for Climate Action Framework to "raise awareness among a wide audience about the need to act for the well-being of the planet". While the conclusions of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are troubling, environmental awareness is rising, and the sports world now understand its impact on the environment.

Next stop for the PACTE project is its Active Education Workshop held in Berlin on the 21st and 22nd of February. The workshop is co-organised with the European Physical Education Association (EUPEA), the project consortium’s expert partner on the topic of physical activity and education for children.

The PACTE project held its first workshop in Liverpool on November 15-16, where project partners were able to welcome urban planners, physical activity experts and city representatives.

The PACTE project held its first workshop on November 15-16 in Liverpool, where project partners were able to welcome urban planners, physical activity experts and city representatives.

The European Commission has revealed the 4 winners following last summer’s call for proposals, focused on promoting European values through sport initiatives at municipal level.

November 15-16, Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe held its first workshop in Liverpool- whose city council is a project partner and living example of the change that the Active City concept brings about.

Director, Global Active City Development, Active Well-being Initiative

This overview attempts to enlighten the evolution of the Healthy/ Active City concept since its conception. This timeline seeks to emphasise the relevance of the Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe project, which surpasses a temporary 36-month project, given it actively contributes to the fight against physical inactivity and NCDs.

The first steering committee for PACTE took place May 29-30 in Paris, and witnessed discussions around the project’s current evolution and steps for the near future.

As of today, the PACTE project (Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe) is taking its first step that, in time will enable it to achieve its goal.

Having been selected following the 2017 Erasmus + call for proposals, the PACTE project was set in motion mid-January (15-16) 2018 upon the kick-off meeting which took place at the House of Sport in Brussels (BEL)