Italy
Milan
Giuseppe Sala
Mayor
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People prefer car sharing, where you drive a car alone but share it with others, to ride sharing, where you drive together with other people. “You feel obliged to interact with other people. With ride sharing, you feel like you have to give something back. This is social indebtedness, and people generally don’t want that in everyday life.”
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Poverty in cities is changing, and becoming harder to escape
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Local leaders urge European Commission to set a binding 90% domestic emissions-cut target for 2040
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A call for sustainable food systems: cities leading the food revolution
As we face increasingly urgent global challenges, including climate change, urbanisation and growing inequality, Europe must transform its food systems to ensure resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity, write the Vice Mayor of Milan and Deputy Mayor of Leuven.
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Cargo bikes delivering social change in Milan
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Food Trails launches new podcast series on urban food systems
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Cities need stronger urban dimension in EU cohesion policy
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Eight webinars to ensure quality and sustainable food for all
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Preventing food crises through collaboration
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Joining forces for a fairer housing market
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A user-centric approach
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Zero-emission packages? There’s a mobility plan for that
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A digital mobility renaissance in Milan
A single platform will display public and private transport options in Milan to make moving around town simple and sustainable. It will be a pioneering project in Italy, where post-pandemic recovery funds are encouraging a digital revolution.
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Are we fit for 55 yet?
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Cities want more than recovery
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Inspiring young women leaders
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Cities rally around Ukraine
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We need more than ‘just’ Digital Rights Principles
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A breath of fresh air
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Making digging safe
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Europe Day marks year of city-to-city solidarity
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Sustainable, functional, beautiful and local
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Fresh air – without the lockdown
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Looking beyond food banks
The pandemic has called for fresh thinking and long-term solutions to food aid. Read how cities from Eurocites’ working group Food are responding with dignity and innovation.
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“Time is running out”
Mayors call on the EU presidency to ensure that cities are better involved in the national recovery plans. Portugal’s prime minister Costa promises support.
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“It takes a city to raise a child”
A resilient and inclusive recovery must mean investing in children - doing so requires planning across levels of government and with the private sector. Recent initiatives at EU level are promising.
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“We have to adjust our way of living”
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Cities rally for integration
What are the pressing questions for integration at local level? The European Commission and Parliament got together with cities at Integrating Cities IX to find out.
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How four EU food cities dealt with the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 was a shock to the system for many cities, but Milan, Bergamo, Bordeaux and Grenoble used clever food policy to get through the crisis. Find out how.
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Mayors to EU: Our recovery must start local
Mayors from nine major European cities have written a letter to the presidents of the European institutions to demonstrate the need for a clear local level role in the recovery.
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City news: Rome, cycling capital in the making
Finding opportunities in the corona crisis, Rome, and many other European cities, are boosting their cycling revolution.
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Milan cuts emissions through school lunches
The city has reduced CO2 emissions from its school meals by 20% in five years.
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Setting out the path to a sustainable future for urban food policy
Now more than ever, cities are playing a role in food system transformation.
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Cities pledge over €14 billion to fight poverty and social exclusion
44 cities, representing more than 51 million citizens, have jointly pledged €14.2 billion in social investment measures towards creating a fairer, more equal and inclusive Europe.
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Short Term Holiday Rentals: large European cities seek EU cooperation
Mayors and representatives of cities want stronger regulations on the Short Term Holiday Rental market in order to counter the harmful impact of STHR on the housing market and make neighbourhoods more liveable.
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Opportunities and challenges in a digital era – Cities meeting with Margrethe Vestager
Ahead of the announced Digital Services Act, mayors and leaders from 12 European cities met with European Commission Executive Vice-President, Margrethe Vestager.
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FOOD & CITIES – The role of cities for achieving the sustainable development goals
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12 big European cities commit to at least 40% carbon emission reductions by 2030
At a signing ceremony today in Genoa, 12 big European cities committed to at least 40% carbon emissions reduction by 2030 and adaptation to climate change, in line with the EU climate objectives.
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50 cities sign Declaration on citizens engagement
50 cities have now adopted the Eurocities Declaration on citizens' engagement, demonstrating their commitment to create a Europe where people come first and citizens have a role in new forms of participatory democracy.
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Mayors letter to Europe: More funding for science
In an open letter to leaders of the EU institutions, political groups and representatives of the member states, six mayors of major European cities call for more funding for science.
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Exit from Covid-19 crisis must be digital, local and work for all
The COVID-19 crisis in our cities is proving to us that a fair and rapid digital transition is not only possible, but also more necessary than ever before.
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Ensuring food aid in a time of crisis
How do you prevent a public health emergency from becoming a food emergency?
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22 cities call for stronger European regulation of holiday rental platforms
European cities call for tougher laws on short-term tourist accommodation.
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Cities commit to invest €4.3 billion to fight poverty and social exclusion over 5 years
21 cities, representing more than 20 million citizens have so far pledged €4.32 billion towards a fairer, more equal and inclusive Europe.
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