On Thursday 18 August, Grégory Doucet, Mayor of Lyon, set out with other Eurocities mayors on a mission to war-torn Ukraine. This is his story.
8 minute readCity leaders have joined regional representatives from across Europe to call for a decentralised approach to Ukraine’s recovery, which gives local authorities the strong support they need to sustainably rebuild their communities.
5 minute readAt the first plenary of the Brussels Urban Summit, mayors discussed challenges and solutions to lead cities for everyone to live pleasantly.
7 minute readTurku, Leipzig and Florence are among the first cities to commit generators to Ukrainian cities as part of Eurocities campaign generators of hope.
3 minute readIt’s never too early to envision a brighter future for Ukraine. At the Kiyv Investment Forum in Brussels, city leaders and investors offered financial support for the Ukrainian capital, paving the way for post-war sustainable reforms.
4 minute readA sustainable rebuilding for Ukrainian cities and the energy crisis - two topics dominating global headlines - were the focus Thursday for the mayors of Florence, Gdansk, Kyiv, Lyon and Riga, meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
5 minute readMayors from European cities were in Kyiv on Friday 19 August to sign a political agreement to support the sustainable rebuilding of Ukrainian cities. The local leaders personally introduced the plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to their Kyiv counterpart, Vitali Klitschko.
5 minute readThis week at the Eurocities conference, Dario Nardella convened a politicians meeting that started to put words into action, looking ahead to reconstruction for Ukraine.
4 minute readThe list of people kidnapped by Russian forces in Ukraine is getting longer. It includes at least 14 mayors of cities and villages across the embattled country.
3 minute readOn a call with Mayors and Deputy Mayors from across Europe, Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv found the time to recount the situation in his city.
3 minute readIn response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, cities are stepping up their preparations to put in place reception structures for people fleeing conflict.
3 minute readIn a letter penned jointly by members of Eurocities Executive Committee, the mayors expressed solidarity to all Ukrainian people and to Eurocities member cities Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa.
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