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Your city:
Priorities and challenges for your city
Looking ahead, what are your top three priorities for 2025?
(Please list your priorities by order of importance, from most important 1. to least important 3.)
Provide one specific suggestion on how the EU (or your national government) could support you and your city in meeting these priorities.
Looking back at 2024, what was the major unexpected challenge you had to deal with, if any?
Looking back at 2024, what is the achievement you are most proud of?
Eurobarometer – Mayor’s edition
Trust in other levels of government: How much trust do you have in the following institutions? (European Union, National Government, Regional Government)
(Scale: 0–2 = No trust | 3–4 = Low trust | 5–6 = Neutral | 7–8 = High trust | 9–10 = Full trust)
Future of the European Union: How optimistic are you about the future of the EU?
(Scale: 0–3 = Pessimistic | 4–6 = Neutral | 7-10 = Optimistic)
Economic outlook: What are your expectations for the next twelve months regarding the economic situation in your (a) city and your (b) country?
(Scale: 0–3 = Negative outlook | 4–6 = Neutral outlook | 7–10 = Positive outlook)
Democracy: How satisfied are you with the way democracy works in your (a) country and in the (b) EU?
(Scale: 0–4 = Dissatisfied | 5-6 = Neutral | 7-10 = Satisfied)
Optional: feel free to elaborate on your answers above (e.g. why you are optimistic or have low expectations).
Multi-level cooperation and decentralisation
Multi-level cooperation: Has your city’s cooperation with other levels of government on strategic priorities changed over the past ten years?
(Select one of the following: Improved; Stayed the same; Declined)
Access to funding: How easily can your city access funding from higher levels of government to implement local initiatives?
(Scale: 0-3 = Difficult | 4-6 = Neutral | 7-10 = Easy)
Fiscal autonomy: Does the current level of fiscal autonomy (e.g., ability to collect taxes, manage budgets, etc.) allow your city to meet its strategic objectives effectively?
(Scale: 0-3 = Low autonomy | 4-6 = Moderate autonomy | 7-10 = High autonomy)
EU support for decentralisation: How could the EU further support decentralisation processes in your country to empower cities more effectively?
The State of Public transport in your city
What are the top challenges your public transport system faces?
(Rank your top three)
- Lack of accessibility for persons with reduced mobility
- Deployment of clean bus fleet and alternative fuels/charging infrastructure
- Declining ridership or competition with private modes (incl. ride-hailing)
- Accessibility and affordability of public transport
- Other (please specify)
- Overcrowding during peak hours
- Restricted authority in planning and managing public transport services
- High operating costs (fuel/energy, salaries, maintenance, marketing, etc.)
- Shortage of drivers and mechanics
- Negative impact of traffic congestion on punctuality and reliability of public transport
- Limited integration with other modes (e.g., cycling, walking)
- Insufficient funding for expansion, maintenance, fleet renewal
- Aging or inadequate infrastructure
What are your top priorities to transform mobility in your city?
(Rank your top three)
- Implement intelligent transport systems and services (e.g., multimodal apps and route planners, smart traffic lights, dynamic traffic management)
- Expand the public transport network and services (e.g., new lines, routes, extending operational schedules)
- Ensuring accessible and affordable transport for all (e.g. fare policies, subsidies, incentives, access to public transport services)
- Improving multimodal connections within and around the city (e.g., multimodal hubs, park & rides, bus-to-bike)
- Reducing congestion and limiting car access (e.g. by introducing circulation plans and parking policies, diverting traffic to ring roads, etc)
- Providing public charging infrastructure for privately owned and shared electric vehicles
- Creating opportunities for active mobility (cycling and walking)
- Improving road safety
- Reducing the environmental and safety impacts of (last mile) logistics
- Other (please specify)
Optional: Please feel free to give us more information about your city’s actions on mobility.
Housing affordability
How would you describe the current state of housing affordability (average income spent on housing, either for rent or mortgage) in your city?
(Scale: 0-3 = Unaffordable | 4-6 = At risk | 7-10 = Affordable)
What are the main drivers behind rising housing unaffordability in your city?
(Order options from the most important to the least important)
- Demand Exceeds Supply
- Limited Land Availability
- Rising Construction Costs
- Regulatory Constraints (e.g., rent caps)
- Speculative Investment
- Short-term Rentals
- Other (please specify)
Housing development priorities
What are your city’s top priorities for addressing the housing crisis?
(Order options from the most important to the least important)
- Increasing Affordable Housing Supply
- Expanding Social Housing Stock
- Ensuring Housing Quality and Sustainability (e.g. for elderly)
- Reducing Housing Cost Burdens
- Supporting Vulnerable Populations
- Other (please specify)
Optional: Would you like to share any specific policy/project to tackle the housing crisis you have implemented or plan to implement during your mandate?
EU Financing for social and affordable housing
What would be the most effective way for the EU to support financing housing in your city?
(Order options from the most important to the least important)
- Increase the availability and access to loans via the European Investment Bank
- Provide more direct resources via the EU budget such as the cohesion policy
- Incentivise national investments by make it easier to fund housing (e.g. by excluding investments in this area from EU budgetary rules)
- Other (please specify)
Optional: Feel free to specify your experience and your expectations in accessing funding from the EU to finance social and affordable housing.