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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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Lille pushes health charter to encourage tourism
‘Destination Clean and Safe’ is the order of the day in Lille Metropole, as the city prepares for visitors to return with the easing of lockdown measures.
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Fifty cities going above and beyond for the environment
The European Green City Accord has hit a milestone number of cities willing to adopt even more ambitious environmental targets.
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Eurocities strengthens relations with the city of Istanbul
Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities, and Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, want to strengthen cooperation on culture, tourism, research and technology.
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European Capital of Culture 2026: Oulu is the champion
Oulu will be the European Capital of Culture for 2026, representing Finland after Helsinki and Turku.
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Dialogue conjures up solutions
In Nantes, the password is dialogue, that’s how the local administration works on citizen participation.
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London to get shared e-bikes to boost cycling
From next summer, the UK capital will receive 500 pedal assist bicycles as part of a renewed membership with sponsor Santander.
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Solidarity alive and well in cities
Whether through celebration or tribulation, our cities continue to show themselves up as loci of solidarity, ready to initiate and facilitate creative action for change.
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EU climate action can help cities thrive
Eurocities, as part of the ‘Coalition for Higher Ambition’, demands more European efforts to tackle climate change.
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Road safety: Fewer accidents in Brussels’ 30 km/h city
A move to cut the speed limit on the Belgian capital’s streets has led to slower traffic and fewer road deaths and injuries, new data shows.
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How cities are helping achieve the EU’s food vision
Healthy food, produced in a sustainable way and available for all, rich and poor – a shared vision for cities across Europe. Here is what the speakers at the breakfast sessions of the EU project Food Trails brought to the table.
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