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There is ‘a will and a way’ to green Paris
Christophe Najdovski, Paris Deputy Mayor for public space greening, parks, biodiversity and animal welfare, speaks about the city’s recent vote to close 500 streets to cars and reallocate them to pedestrians, cyclists and green space.
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Addressing migrant women’s needs in local integration strategies
Migrant women face unique barriers in integration. Cities must build trust, empower leadership, and co-design inclusive services to trully support them.
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Democracy begins in cities: How local action can reinvigorate Europe
From Leipzig to Lodz, local leaders are driving democratic innovation, digital resilience, and inclusive governance amid rising global authoritarianism. The Eurocities Leipzig declaration on local democracy shares local leaders’ commitment to uphold democratic values.
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The role of cities in achieving EU food waste reduction goals
Cities like Guimaraes, Lille Metropole, and Tallinn are leading innovative initiatives to reduce food waste, shaping EU targets and proving local action can drive global change.
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Unlocking the energy transition: why cities must move beyond subsidies and embrace innovative financing
Cities must move beyond subsidies and embrace innovative financing to accelerate the energy transition. EU support, knowledge sharing, and reduced red tape are key.
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Greener IT procurement: lessons from Brussels
Paradigm Brussels is advancing sustainable IT procurement by focusing on emissions, durability and circularity, while working with others for better impact.
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Public procurement as a driver for sustainable ICT
Public procurement can drive sustainable ICT by extending product lifespans, reducing e-waste, and using sustainable certifications to ensure ethical, low-impact digital solutions.
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Clean Industrial Deal: where is the 2040 target?
The Clean Industrial Deal sets Europe’s direction, but without cities, key funding, and a binding 2040 target, its full potential won’t be realised.
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“In Bilbao, local innovation ecosystems allow us to envision unthinkable horizons”
As Bilbao gears up to host the next Economic Development Forum meeting next October, Eurocities sat down with Mayor Juan Mari Aburto to discuss the city's remarkable transformation and vision for the future.
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Giving furniture a second life
Stockholm's Stocket Återbruk service reuses furniture and equipment to reduce waste and contribute to a circular economy, while providing job training for participants.
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Cities insist on a sustainable future at Eurocities 2024
“Acting on climate change is not an option, it is a must,” Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa told the hundreds of European city representatives gathered at the Eurocities 2024 Annual Conference in Cluj Napoca.
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Preventing food crises through collaboration
In Warsaw, cities discussed how food systems are connected and vulnerable to crises. The key to build resilience in the face of these crises lies in collaboration.
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Turning waste into wealth: Inside Madrid’s circular economy hub
Madrid’s Centre for Innovation in the Circular Economy has been established as a tool to facilitate the green and digital transition. It offers training, business support and space for experimentation to help the whole city reduce waste and embrace new opportunities through the circular economy.
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How cultural heritage contributes to the green, digital, and social transition
Seven Eurocities members were selected as good examples of cultural heritage initiatives driving sustainability, digitalisation, and inclusion.
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