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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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V4 Mayors speak up at COP26
The Mayors of Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw have penned a joint call at the COP26 climate change negotiations for more to be done to help all cities fulfill their potential as key actors in mitigating global warming.
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Social ecosystems, impact through solidarity economy
The social economy has a new weapon for promoting local recovery: Social and Solidarity Ecosystems. We reveal how these ecosystems are promoting recovery in Dublin, Montreal and Warsaw.
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A Europe of cities: Climate, solidarity and open borders
What would a Europe of cities look like? If the calls of cities Eurocities2021 Annual Conference in Leipzig are anything to go by, it would be one of greater climate ambition, firm solidarity across the bloc, and a border policy more in line with Europe's basic principles.
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Cities send an “S.O.S. to the world”
Cities want a stronger role in the fight against climate change. Now they sent an urgent message in a bottle to the climate summit COP26 in Glasgow.
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The future of Europe and our European Values
At Eurocities2021, city leaders spoke with the Commission about the present state - and future - of democracy. One thing was clear: the approach has to change.
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Eurocities 2021 Leipzig – as it happens
Follow the latest from the Eurocities 2021 Annual Conference with our live stream and live ticker.
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Working on socially equitable cities
Alison Gilliland, mayor of Dublin, Mohamed Ridouani, mayor of Leuven, Erion Veliaj, mayor of Tirana, and Laia Bonet, deputy mayor of Barcelona, got together in the Eurocities Annual Conference 2021 to discuss social equitable cities
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Cities must be climate ambitious and engage citizens
Grégory Doucet, Mayor of Lyon, Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, and Janine O'Keefe, SchoolStrike4Climate adult supporter and active in Fridays For Future, participate in the Eurocities Annual Conference 2021 to discuss initiatives of climate ambitions cities and the role of cities to promote change.
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From COP26 to 2050: How to get to climate neutrality?
With negotiations in full swing at COP26, we ask mayors and European Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans 'what does it take' to stick to the course of international climate deals?
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Cities emerge stronger and more resilient from the pandemic
The global health crisis has only strengthened the role and importance of cities. Now they’re ready to fight challenges ahead, city officials and experts at Eurocities’ annual conference in Leipzig said.
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