Netherlands
Rotterdam
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Can you dig it? An archive for an inclusive city
An archive alive! In Rotterdam, people are literally making history thanks to this innovative digital approach.
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Looking to the future with electric garbage trucks
Rotterdam wants to tackle climate change through a key instrument - public procurement. Just check out their latest green purchase.
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Purchasing power
How one city is turning disadvantaged unemployed citizens into a thriving, motivated workforce through social clauses in public procurement.
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Up on the roof
Roof gardens make better air in the city and attract bees and butterflies – as well as human nature lovers.
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Europe, all in one
Eight European cities are working towards a common vision: give Europeans one card, or app, to access services in all European cities.
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Early music, hope for the future
Hundreds of musicians from all over Europe play at a distance, but still together, to celebrate Early Music Day this Sunday.
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“We have to adjust our way of living”
Governments around the globe want to spend more money to help countries and cities to cope with the impacts of climate change. At the Climate Adaptation Summit, Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb presented a special programme for cities.
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Cities and migrants – what’s happening at local level?
When migrants move, it is overwhelmingly to cities that they come. This fourth Integrating Cities Report gives a direct insight into how cities are integrating migrants today.
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Inspiring stories on cultural heritage
From fortresses that rise like a phoenix from the ashes, to walls that whisper secrets of the past - this isn't a new Harry Potter novel, it's a collection of best practices on cultural heritage in the EU's cities and regions.
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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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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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Rotterdam’s Aboutaleb focusses on lesson for Europe at Cities Forum 2020
The future of Europe depends on its cities, says Rotterdam's mayor.
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Seven learning points from the project ‘Accelerating Change for Social Inclusion’
Find out what Eurocities members learned from this project on overcoming social challenges.
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Urban skills mismatch and development of 21st century skills
On 14-15 November, EUROCITIES working group on employment met in Ghent to learn and exchange views on Ghent’s strategic approach on tackling the skills mismatch and develop 21st century skills.
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