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100+ initiatives, 60 cities, one commitment: low-carbon and inclusive culture in action
A new Eurocities catalogue showcases 100+ city initiatives putting the Lille Call to Action into practice, demonstrating how culture can drive low-carbon transformation and inclusion, and inviting more cities to join the growing group of 60 signatories.
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Eurocities Academy: Practical tools for Urban Food Policy
People need better access to healthy food. This is how the Eurocities Academy helps cities act with practical tools and peer learning.
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“Vulnerabilities are often at the local level, and local actors know best where they are”
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit for the Social Climate Fund at the European Commission, speaks about how local governments are involved in the design and implementation of national social climate plans.
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A Mayors Alliance for the European Green Deal
The Mayors Alliance for the European Green Deal gathers together city leaders who are dedicated to making the sustainable transition possible, and aims to showcase city actions.
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Nardella to Italian cities: set ambitious goals on environment
Eurocities President and Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella has said that setting higher environmental targets through initiatives such as the Green City Accord is vital to improve citizens’ quality of life.
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Inventing cool in the heatwave
Heatwaves are especially difficult to bear in cities, and can even be fatal. Barcelona and Budapest have developed simple solutions to protect and bring relief to their residents.
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Cities can bring balance to EU climate package
The mayors of the capital cities of the Visegrad countries opine in this joint article that the EU climate package, properly directed, can present a moment of opportunity to level an East/West divide.
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Where city meets countryside
Cities and their surrounding rural areas are increasingly interconnected. Better collaboration can create win-win outcomes for all.
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How Barcelona plans to go electric
Spain’s second city is faced with typical mobility issues – pollution and congestion. But the metropolis is counting on electric vehicles to improve the situation.
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Rennes stands with Diyarbakir
Rennes Metropole in France has partnered with the Turkish city of Diyarbakir for more than 40 years. Now, as Diyarbakir faces a democratic crisis, Rennes' politicians speak out.
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Measuring user-centricity in Espoo
Espoo’s city strategy takes the form of a story, and that’s just the first step to bringing digitalisation within everyone’s reach.
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London invests in green space for climate and equality
The Mayor of London has unveiled two new funds to give more Londoners access to green spaces and to use these spaces to tackle climate change.
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10 ways to make integration gender-sensitive
About half of all migrants in the EU are women, but integration policies often leave women behind. Here are ten cities where things are different.
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