Utrecht's Máximapark brings communities together and is a model of good citizen engagement.
5 minutes readWhen cycling is the most popular method of getting around, it promotes healthy urban living.
5 minutes readWhen 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.
2 minutes readA new Eurocities report on housing and homelessness shows that a lack of access to affordable and social housing was already putting new groups of Europeans at risk of poverty and social exclusion before the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 minutes readThis report is the third in a series of surveys to collect evidence from cities on the implementation of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
2 minutes readHow do we put people first when moving to a green and digital economy in times of crisis recovery? Bringing together social and environmental goals is a key task for many cities now focussing on recovery efforts.
5 minutes readA good government works for the people – or, even better, with the people. In a new publication, presented at the Nantes Innovation Forum, cities share stories of direct democracy in action.
2 minutes read44 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.
5 minutes readAhead of the announced Digital Services Act, mayors and leaders from 12 European cities met with European Commission Executive Vice-President, Margrethe Vestager.
4 minutes readMayors 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.
3 minutes readThe city of Bruges is the most recent signatory to the letter, which seeks to bring together cities that support relocating refugee children from the Greek islands.
2 minutes readDeputy mayors from Athens, Barcelona, Leipzig, Malmo, Utrecht, Vienna and Zagreb engaged in a direct dialogue with the European Commission Director for Social Affairs, Katarina Ivankovic.
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