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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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Cities drive the future of digital democracy
Organised by Eurocities, the first-ever Nets4Dem Democracy Lab in Barcelona brought together cities across Europe. Their goal: to find new digital solutions to the complex democratic challenges they are facing.
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How to finance cities’ and regions digital transformation
European cities are navigating the challenges of digital transformation, from funding gaps to skills shortages, and the push for more accessible EU support.
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A Munich that talks back
Do you ever wish you could have a conversation with the city you live in? Now, thanks to a combination of the municipally developed digital twin, artificial intelligence, and the work of a local startup, this may soon be possible in Munich.
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The Living-in.EU Digital Assembly: leading the way in people-centred digital innovation
Join the Living-in.EU Digital Assembly on 9 October 2024 to explore how EU cities are shaping a people-centred digital future.
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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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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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Gdansk, Madrid and Pau win top prizes at Eurocities Awards
The 2024 winners impressed the panel of expert judges with their projects to attract talented workers for the green transition, support sustainable food systems, and mobilise citizens to vote in elections.
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The values that unite us – Eurocities 2024
As they gather in Cluj-Napoca, city representatives from across the continent are focussed not only on civic participation, but also on how what happens in cities – in our streets, marketplaces, schools and parks – shapes Europe as a whole.
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Eurocities Monitor 2024 – city insights
With insights gathered from the Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey, guest essays, and analysis of key urban topics, the Eurocities Monitor 2024 is a publication that no one wanting to understand the state of play in Europe can afford to miss.
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Survey of European mayors: City leaders need support to tackle housing and social crises
As the European elections approach, the second annual Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey, which collected responses from 92 mayors, reveals the main challenges and priorities shaping urban affairs in 2024. Top of mayors' agendas are climate action, the housing crisis and tackling rising social inequalities.
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