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Partnership and shared resilience: Cities stand with Ukraine
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, partnerships between Ukrainian and European cities continue to deepen. City officers in Leipzig, Warsaw and Tallinn explain how this cooperation has evolved, the challenges Ukrainian colleagues face, and their shared commitment to stand together.
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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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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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Priorities for Public Service Day
On International Public Service Day, Vienna calls for support from the European level to ensure local authorities can guarantee the highest quality and access for all.
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“Shameful” – no rainbow in Munich
Even after the UEFA ban of rainbow ligthing at the stadium, Munich wants to show solidarity with gays and lesbians at the football match Germany vs Hungary on Wednesday.
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What can cities do to fight homelessness?
Everyone has a right to shelter and housing. Yet even before the pandemic, homelessness was on the rise in Europe. What actions can cities take, and what more is needed?
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