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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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No recovery without cities
Cities want to take on a stronger role in the European recovery after the Covid crisis. They call for a direct cooperation with the European Commission.
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Marseille, Taranto and Valencia join Eurocities
Eurocities welcomes three new members and passes the 200 city mark.
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Eight European ‘Champion Cities’ selected
Eight members of Eurocities are among the 50 finalists in the ‘Global Mayors Challenge’ for the most innovative responses to the Covid-19 crisis.
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Barcelona moves to humanise technology
Barcelona wants to put people at the centre of its digital services. A new European project shall help them to find out how they are doing.
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Football’s coming home – to cities
11 cities, as many as players in a football team, are hosting the European Football Championship, spread right across our continent. We take a closer look at what fans can expect.
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More renewable energy needed to reach 1.5 degrees
Eurocities, as a member of the Coalition for Higher Ambition, is calling for stronger EU 2030 renewable energy targets, to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
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Build back better: decarbonise construction
Eurocities joins over 4,500 organisations across the real estate and construction sector that are calling on the European Commission to support the full decarbonisation of the built environment through ambitious policies.
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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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