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Cultural professionals in cities are co-creators of democracy
Ahead of her keynote at the Eurocities Culture Forum in Gothenburg, Karin Dalborg, CEO of Nätverkstan, explains why cities’ cultural institutions and the professionals who run them play an important role in protecting democratic life.
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Cities stand with LGBTI+ people in Türkiye
Eurocities stands with the LGBTQI+ communities targeted by raids carried out across Türkiye this September.
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Cities back European Affordable Housing Act, but need more powers to protect neighbourhoods
Europe’s city leaders have welcomed the EU’s first European Affordable Housing Plan and its focus on boosting housing supply and tackling housing stress. But they warn parts of the proposal could limit cities’ ability to address local housing pressures and the impacts of short-term rentals.
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“We already know many solutions that work for cities”
Eurocities spoke with CINEA about how cities can get involved in projects and programmes on sustainable mobility.
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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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English gains official status in European cities
Cities are becoming more and more international and with this the use and promotion of English also become fundamental
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Circular roads
Can we recycle our roads to make the process more sustainable? Find out what the European Big Buyers Working Group on circular road construction says about it.
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