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Stockholm’s Neighbourhood Mothers turning isolation into integration
Arriving in a new country is rarely straightforward, but for many migrant women in Stockholm, it can mean isolation, uncertainty, and navigating unfamiliar systems. Stockholm’s Neighbourhood Mothers initiative is changing that.
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In Manchester, climate action is “In Our Nature”
Manchester’s In Our Nature programme shows how climate action can become part of everyday life, from saving money to improving wellbeing and community connections. Working through trusted local voices, the city is making climate action practical, inclusive and unmistakably Mancunian.
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City Heroes: Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, a pioneer for climate action
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmo, has helped turn the city into a leading example of inclusive climate action. Her leadership shows how cities can drive the green transition while keeping affordability, equality and people’s everyday lives at the centre.
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From disaster to design: cities and climate resilience
Cities have plans and experience. New research shows how the Climate Resilience Framework can close the gap between ambition and delivery.
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How European cities are making AI work for people
As AI becomes part of everyday urban life, cities are asking not just what the technology can do, but how it can improve people’s lives. From data spaces to digital skills, local governments are building the trust, tools and safeguards needed to make AI work for everyone.
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Paris is planting the seeds for a greener city
Paris is turning schoolyards, streets and neighbourhoods into greener, safer places where children reconnect with nature every day. Through its Oasis Schoolyards programme, the city is making climate resilience a matter of social justice for every child.
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Making automated mobility work for European cities and people
Automated vehicles deliver the most public value when they extend the transport network rather than compete with it.
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No cities, no delivery: the battle over the EU’s next budget
Cities warn EU leaders: without a real role in the next 7‑year EU budget, Europe risks failing on climate, housing and competitiveness.
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Milan as a driver of EU social policy delivery
From early childhood education to housing support, Milan shows how EU social funding helps cities deliver practical solutions, support vulnerable groups and build inclusive communities.
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How local action can build Europe’s democratic resilience
How can cities work with the EU, civil society and researchers to drive democratic resilience and innovation across Europe? This was the compelling focus of the Nets4Dem Conference in Brussels, organised by Eurocities and TEPSA.
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Glasgow’s Period Dignity Project
Glasgow’s Period Dignity Project ensures free, accessible period products for anyone in need. The project is reducing stigma, tackling poverty, and has even influenced Scotland’s national legislation.
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Europe’s cities are heating up, and the bill is due soon
Many European mayors already treat climate action as their top priority, rolling out heat plans, redesigning public spaces, and investing in nature-based solutions. The EU Climate Resilience Framework must take cities' requests into account.
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Oulu’s Sustainable Future Learning Stream turns strategy into action
Oulu is turning climate strategy into everyday action through a lifelong learning model that reaches citizens from early childhood to adulthood.
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