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Building inclusive cities: 5 lessons for effective migrant integration
Many cities across Europe are focusing on how existing systems function and how they can be made more coordinated, accessible and responsive for migrant communities.
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Nordic cooperation: why Stockholm’s bus revolution matters for Europe
Stockholm has already gone green, now it’s going electric. Here’s how the region’s procurement model can help Europe speed up zero‑emission buses.
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Bringing women into the spotlight: How cities are reaching migrant women
On International Women’s Day, we showcase cities that highlight the often unseen realities migrant women face. While 'invisibility strategies' for safety can limit women’s access to support, cities are working to better reach and empower them.
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Brno leads work to strengthen metropolitan cooperation in Central Europe
Daily life in Europe doesn’t stop at municipal borders. The MECOG-CE project, led by Brno, shows how stronger metropolitan cooperation can make cities and their surrounding regions more connected and responsive to people's needs.
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Mayors for democracy: Let local democracy breathe
A Eurocities and B40 led delegation of European mayors visited Istanbul and Ankara in support of local democracy.
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Cities step up to reconnect young people with democracy
How can Europe’s cities drive new approaches to re-build young people's trust and involvement in democracy? The Nets4Dem Democracy Lab in Bilbao gathered officials from 19 cities to develop innovative solutions.
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European cities turn solidarity into action
Through humanitarian funding, ethical procurement, civic mobilisation, and community cohesion measures, cities are finding ways to help protect rights and support aid delivery.
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Warsaw’s teenagers take on transport
Young people in Warsaw are changing streets, changing minds, and changing mobility culture.
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European cities highlight ongoing repression of elected officials in Turkey
Following new arrests in the last week of democratically elected local politicians in Turkey, Eurocities draws attention to the ongoing repression of opposition figures.
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City Heroes: Emil Boc, building with purpose and partnership at heart
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca and former Prime Minister of Romania, Emil Boc has spent decades combining vision, policy, and citizen participation to turn his city into one of Europe’s leading models for inclusive, green and innovation-driven growth. Now, he’s being recognised as a City Hero.
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How Nice is redefining care for older citizens
Nice is running solidarity restaurants offering something more than just food. But this story isn’t about just a food programme. It’s about rethinking how cities treat older residents – not as burdens, but as essential, vibrant members of the community.
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Turin’s ToNite project is illuminating the night through community and care
ToNite is designed to rethink night-time safety and liveability not through policing, but through co-design, urban regeneration and new community services.
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Cities step up to the challenge of climate democracy
At the Nets4Dem Climate Democracy Lab in Grenoble, hosted by Eurocities and Grenoble Alpes Metropole, cities tested new ways to give residents a direct say in their climate action policies.
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