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The oracle for inclusive green mobility
In ancient Greece, leaders travelled on foot or by horse to the city of Delphi to ask an oracle what the future might hold. Today, cities want to know which sustainable mobility interventions will truly work. And for answers, they increasingly turn to a modern source of wisdom: data and artificial intelligence.
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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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A call for Lviv youth: Survive, live, develop
Lviv has been awarded the title European Capital of Youth 2025. As of 1 January 2022, the Ukrainian city was among the top five in the country that could offer favourable conditions for youth.
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Unbreakable: the link between road safety and sustainable mobility
Every year, thousands of people die in traffic accidents in the EU. With pedestrians and cyclists among the most vulnerable users, sustainable mobility actions need to be paired with efforts to improve road safety.
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Technology to the rescue
Kyiv launched a broad digital strategy five years ago, but the war has accelerated its development.
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Heating homes in Ukraine this Christmas
Turku, Leipzig and Florence are among the first cities to commit generators to Ukrainian cities as part of Eurocities campaign generators of hope.
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Gender matters: Including women in integration policies
One cannot talk of real integration without including women in cities' policies for migrants and refugees.
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In support of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul
Today, Wednesday 14 December 2022, a Turkish court sentenced Mayor İmamoğlu to two years and seven months in prison on charges of apparently insulting senior public officials on cancelling elections in 2019 - a charge that the mayor denies and plans to appeal.
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Cooperation and funding opportunities for cities welcoming refugees
How can cities make better use of funding and partnership opportunities, and what more needs to be achieved between levels of government when it comes to better welcoming and integrating migrants and refugees? The recent influx of Ukrainians to cities throughout Europe offers many learning points.
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Cities: the new power cells of Europe
Berlin is in the midst of a solar power revolution. Given the current energy situation in Europe, and the EU's recent commitment to double solar photovoltaic capacity by 2025, what happens on the local level should be big news for future energy concerns.
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Eradicating violence against women together
Municipalities are committed to raising public awareness of gender inequalities and domestic violence and supporting and protecting victims.
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