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How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality
Over one year on from the adoption of the EU's European Declaration on Cycling, how are cities turning the pledge into safer, more inclusive cycling, and what EU action is needed to ensure lasting urban change?
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Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals
As EU budget negotiations continue, Eurocities is presenting evidence to show why cities must have a stronger role in EU funding. In this article, we share ESPON URDICO research demonstrating that Cohesion Policy works best when cities are full partners.
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Sharing food initiatives, growing change
What happens when European cities share their best food ideas? An ode to the cities learning together through the Cleverfood project.
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Eurocities President calls for MEP support to tackle EU budget issues
As negotiations on the next EU budget intensify, Eurocities President Mathias De Clercq has delivered a clear message to the European Parliament: The ambitious new EU Cities Agenda must be matched with dedicated investment for cities.
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From living labs to global streets
The EU brings cities and experts together through projects that address challenges and facilitate exchanges on potential solutions to urban pollution.
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“Vulnerabilities are often at the local level, and local actors know best where they are”
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit for the Social Climate Fund at the European Commission, speaks about how local governments are involved in the design and implementation of national social climate plans.
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Designing streets for people: making cities safer and more liveable
European cities are reclaiming streets for people, cutting speeds and crashes and urging the EU to back safer, more inclusive shared spaces.
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Mayors join call to maintain the EU’s 2035 CO₂ targets
Twenty-five mayors from across Europe have co-signed a letter demanding that the European Commission upholds the phase-out of new CO₂-emitting cars and vans by 2035.
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European Mobility Week: Making mobility for everyone
European Mobility Week puts people first. Across Europe, towns and cities celebrate and encourage cleaner, safer and more inclusive ways to move. Learn how cities across Europe celebrated.
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From corporate fleets to city streets
Large corporate fleets are still lagging in the shift to zero-emission mobility. The EU’s Greening Corporate Fleets initiative is a chance to align fleet reform with city goals on climate, air quality and mobility.
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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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Scaling urban mobility: from local hubs to the EU network
Mobility challenges transcend city and even national borders. As people and goods move across longer distances, different levels of government must work closely together to strategically plan and deliver connected, efficient transport systems.
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Bologna’s mobility strategy puts people first
Bologna's Città 30 has permanently reduced speed limits to 30 km/h across 70% of municipal roads. The goal is clear: make streets safer, reduce accidents, and encourage walking and cycling by reshaping public space.
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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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