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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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Athens’ heat warrior
The Greek capital wants to fight ‘the silent killer’: heat. Eleni Myrivili just got appointed for this mission.
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Mannheim, freedom zone for LGBTIQ+ people
The City of Mannheim commits to public action to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexual and queer people: the city has declared itself a freedom zone for LGBTIQ+ people.
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People’s power to improve cities
People collect data in their neighbourhood, to create a better living for all – the new European project CitiMeasure wants to support citizen science initiatives.
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Eurocities Award nominees 2021
Rivers smashing through motorways, armies of cyclists taking over transportation from trucks, and tonnes of trash turned into treasure - check out our Eurocities Awards 2021 nominees.
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A Mayors Alliance for the European Green Deal
The Mayors Alliance for the European Green Deal gathers together city leaders who are dedicated to making the sustainable transition possible, and aims to showcase city actions.
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Nardella to Italian cities: set ambitious goals on environment
Eurocities President and Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella has said that setting higher environmental targets through initiatives such as the Green City Accord is vital to improve citizens’ quality of life.
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Inventing cool in the heatwave
Heatwaves are especially difficult to bear in cities, and can even be fatal. Barcelona and Budapest have developed simple solutions to protect and bring relief to their residents.
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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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