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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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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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Making digging safe
Digging holes in the city can be tricky and dangerous when the information you need is owned by 40 different entities. Milan’s solution is to go digital.
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Europe Day marks year of city-to-city solidarity
Europe Day on 9 May 2021 is an occasion to celebrate some of the incredible solidarity that cities have displayed over the last year.
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Cities order an inclusive and sustainable recovery
What is the vision of cities for an inclusive and sustainable recovery? Mayors and deputy mayors from cities across Europe met for the first-ever cities’ social summit.
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