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The key role of Atlantic cities towards international cooperation

November 16, 2017

Since its creation in 2000 in Rennes (France), the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC) has the will to endeavour as an interface between Europe and the rest of the world. Besides, CAAC declared in February 2017 that “the cooperation between our territories knows no disputes on physical or artificial borders. Our intention is to… » read more

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Development Policy, Global Europe, Sustainable Dev.

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Towards a “two-shore” Atlantic cooperation

November 9, 2017

The members of the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC), in its first General Assembly (Rennes, 2000), defined as a major priority the advancement of the external promotion of cities and international cooperation – especially through cooperative relationships with cities in Latin America, the African Atlantic Arc and the Mediterranean basin. This early wish was… » read more

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Cities and their networks: keys for Europe’s future

November 2, 2017

The Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC) has been advocating the potential of cities and territorial cohesion since 2000. The members of the network have also implemented this philosophy through projects; in particular through European programmes such as URBACT. Launched in 2002, URBACT aims at promoting the sustainable and integrated development of cities by offering… » read more

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Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, Regional Policy, Sustainable Dev., Urban development

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Atlantic Cities

Ideas on cohesion policy, Urban Agenda and urban excellence and territorial Cooperation and the Atlantic macro-region.

Atlantic Cities is a network of territorial cooperation, based on the particular identity and challenges of the cities of the Atlantic Arc in the European Union. Created in 2000, the Atlantic Cities has asserted its position as an Atlantic Urban Forum, facilitating both the cooperation among its members and with other European and Atlantic Arc actors, creating awareness in the European institutions about issues concerning the cities in the Atlantic arc.


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