{"id":4202,"date":"2026-06-23T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life-citytraq.eu\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:47:30","slug":"final-conference-marks-four-years-of-collaboration-on-urban-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life-citytraq.eu\/en\/final-conference-marks-four-years-of-collaboration-on-urban-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE CityTRAQ final conference marks four years of collaboration on urban air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4202\" class=\"elementor elementor-4202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-227bc83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"227bc83\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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quality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00938ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00938ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3543bb9\" data-id=\"3543bb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a2614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a2614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>On 18 June 2026, the LIFE CityTRAQ project held its final conference in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, researchers, city representatives and professionals from across Europe.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cc502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68cc502\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5f435\" data-id=\"bf5f435\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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