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Cities show commitment to climate adaptation
As climate impacts worsen, Europe's cities are leading adaptation efforts, despite funding and governance challenges. At a Brussels seminar, cities called for better EU support to meet 2050 climate resilience goals.
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Cities and migrants’ rights in the era of digitalisation
One of the most transformative aspects of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum is that technology plays a central role in implementing migration policies.
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Bilbao, a city of social innovation
Bilbao’s transformation from industrial hub to cultural icon continues with a focus on social innovation, citizen engagement, and sustainable development.
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Cities advocating for a sustainable food future in Europe
At the Food Trails Final Conference, leaders stressed the need for inclusive, healthy, and sustainable food systems, urging EU reforms and city-driven innovation.
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Next generation for a greener Vilnius
Becoming EU Green Capital 2024 is not about reinventing the wheel for Vilnius: “It’s not like we’re moving in a completely different direction after we won the European Green Capital. It’s about consistency,”
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Belfast 2024: a city’s cultural evolution through people, place, and planet
Belfast 2024 is a citywide cultural journey shaped by the people, for the people, showcasing creativity, inclusivity, and environmental awareness.
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Valladolid scores a goal for sustainability
Valladolid is teaming up with the local football team, Real Valladolid Football Club, to drive sustainability and climate action in the city through innovative community engagement and environmental initiatives.
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Innovating democracy in Barcelona
The Nets4Dem project’s Democracy Lab, organised by Eurocities, takes place in Barcelona in September. Ahead of the event, we spoke with Arnau Monterde, Barcelona's Director of Participation, to learn why democratic innovation matters, and how the city is leading citizen participation.
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Accelerating climate action at the Cities Mission Conference 2024
At the Cities Mission Conference in Valencia, held on 24-25 June 2024 as part of the Valencia Cities Climate Week, European mayors and climate leaders reaffirmed their commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2030.
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“Conversations about multiple potential futures are crucial”
In an interview with Eurocities, leading European economist, Carsten Beck, talks about the future of cities and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Creating the cultural shift behind Ghent’s mobility revolution
To create a sustainable mobility ecosystem, reallocating public space is essential, but it’s only half the battle. The cultural change needed to implement that reallocation is the other half.
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Urban Pioneers: Amsterdam’s Chief Science Officer
Amsterdam's Chief Science Officer is transforming the way research and innovation happens in the city. In the latest Urban Pioneers article, she makes her case for why more cities should ‘dares to share’.
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Why and how to develop urban food policies?
The Food Trails project is in the middle of an online series discussing why cities should have an urban food policy and how to get started with project experts and cities that have tested tools and solutions.
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Zurich’s citizenship campaign says: ‘You are welcome here’
Zurich is employing an experimental design methodology to understand and overcome obstacles so that more eligible immigrants can obtain Swiss citizenship.
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