Eurocities ‘city leaders agenda for Europe’ is a wake-up call for those who care about Europe. We believe that urban and European challenges are strongly connected, and that there is a need for a deeper partnership between different levels of government to meet common challenges.
We ask European and national leaders to:
- strengthen the role of cities within the EU by nominating a vice president in charge of urban affairs in the European Commission
- adopt and implement the vision of a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050, including policies for cleaner and fewer cars in our cities
- boost the digital transformation across the EU by supporting cities’ efforts to develop, test and scale-up digital solutions
- recognise the vital contribution of cities to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
- strengthen our representative democracy with more participative mechanisms, following the example of cities for a citizen focussed future
