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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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Festival of Europe: urban renaissance
Mayors from Ukrainian and EU cities met alongside European and national officials in Florence, at the European University Institute’s Festival of Europe conference, to exchange on some current and future urban needs.
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In cities, Europe Day sparks celebrations and a quest for peace
Local leaders call for unity, solidarity and justice as cities mark Europe Day across the continent and stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
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The sustainable 20s
The next three years will be crucial for Helsinki to become climate neutral by 2030. What do they have going for them, and what challenges do they still have to tackle?
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Tourism is boosting Zagreb and Ostend’s post-covid recovery
Ostend and Zagreb are two of many cities that had a booming tourism sector before the pandemic and are now doing their best to recover, create jobs and plan for the future.
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Urban leaders signal G7
A statement signed today by mayors and representatives of city networks, including Eurocities, sends a strong message to G7 leaders to consider cities as drivers of change for peace, democracy and sustainability.
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Local networks to EU: make Euro 7 more ambitious
The much-awaited Euro 7/VII regulation will be a game-changer for air quality in cities. But Eurocities and Polis ask the European Commission for more determined and swift action.
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The 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030
Out of 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, 71 members of Eurocities' network have been selected to join the Mission.
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Another look at recovery
For Riga, using recovery as an opportunity for radical change includes sustainable mobility measures, funding more energy-efficient buildings and rethinking their energy sources.
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Vienna’s 20 years of bringing daughters to work
Over the past 20 years, around 50,000 girls visited numerous Viennese companies on the last Thursday of April. This initiative aims to close the gender gap and teach girls they can do whatever they want.
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Nardella: Cities are allies in EU ambitions
On challenges as diverse as climate change, and the impact of the war in Ukraine, the European and local agendas often intersect, which was the focus of several high level meetings between Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, and European leaders.
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