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A message from Ekrem İmamoğlu: “Democracy will prevail”
In a letter to accept the City Heroes award at the Eurocities Awards 2026, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, states that the honour is a powerful message of solidarity with the people of Istanbul and everyone defending democracy in Turkiye and across Europe.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, Oulu and Stockholm win Eurocities Awards 2026
This year’s winners showed exceptional dedication to driving lasting urban improvements, strengthening local democracy and building fairer, greener and more resilient cities for everyone.
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Buying zero-emission buses: procurement that reshapes operations and infrastructure
European cities are moving from pilots to full deployment of zero-emission buses. Lessons from Utrecht, Rome and London show how planning, procurement and governance shape the transition, highlighting both the opportunities and complexities of electrifying public transport at scale.
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Why public procurement matters now: how cities are shaping markets and delivering change
From Oslo to Madrid, cities are using public procurement to drive climate action, innovation and social goals. But legal uncertainty and limited capacity still hold them back across Europe.
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Local leaders demand the power to make city streets safer
There’s an invisible power struggle happening on city streets across Europe. While local leaders are working to implement traffic-calming measures to make roads safer, address noise and air pollution, and promote active mobility, their efforts are increasingly being hampered by legislation at the national level.
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SUN4Ukraine kicks off journey towards Ukrainian climate-neutral cities
The new SUN4Ukraine project, coordinated by Eurocities, will provide Ukrainian cities with the expertise and collaboration they need to integrate climate neutrality goals into their reconstruction plans.
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Creating the cultural shift behind Ghent’s mobility revolution
To create a sustainable mobility ecosystem, reallocating public space is essential, but it’s only half the battle. The cultural change needed to implement that reallocation is the other half.
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Leveraging B2G data for urban mobility planning
5 minute readThe digital transformation offers cities massive potential to use B2G data, but they need better frameworks and collaboration to harness its full potential for mobility planning. -
“Cities are key partners to the Green Deal agenda and the EIB is here to support them”
Eurocities talked with Bianca Faragau, Institutional Policy Officer at the Permanent Representation of the European Investment Bank, about the financing opportunities for cities.
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Twinning to accelerate climate action
The NetZeroCities Twinning Learning Programme provides a collaborative platform for cities to share knowledge and accelerate their journey towards climate neutrality.
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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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Why and how to develop urban food policies?
The Food Trails project is in the middle of an online series discussing why cities should have an urban food policy and how to get started with project experts and cities that have tested tools and solutions.
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Cities insist on a sustainable future at Eurocities 2024
“Acting on climate change is not an option, it is a must,” Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa told the hundreds of European city representatives gathered at the Eurocities 2024 Annual Conference in Cluj Napoca.
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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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