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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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Early music, hope for the future
Hundreds of musicians from all over Europe play at a distance, but still together, to celebrate Early Music Day this Sunday.
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City in a box
“When people can’t come to Helsinki, we put the city in a box and send it to them”: see how the Finnish capital tries to attract tech talents in times of Covid-19.
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Fresh air – without the lockdown
One year after lockdowns first cleaned up air in major European cities, new data shows pollution can drop to these levels again through green policies.
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A minute of silence for Europe
Europe is pausing for one minute, for a joint moment of reflection after one year with the corona pandemic. The European minute of silence takes place at noon on 24 March.
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How to open a city from lockdown
The German city Tuebingen opens shops, restaurants and cinemas for everyone with a negative corona test result from the same day: a potential model for other cities.
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“An opportunity to build back better”
Mayors must work with the property sector to plug the investment gap in social infrastructure made worse by the pandemic, Eurocities President Dario Nardella has said.
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Reinventing tourism
Tourism will provide a necessary boost to vibrant urban life, when travel can once again open up – but it must also be sustainable, and add to quality of life for a city’s residents.
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Bochum and Reggio Calabria join Eurocities
The German city of Bochum and the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in Italy are Eurocities’ newest members. This brings the network to 198 cities.
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Barcelona against the digital divide
How to get everybody connected and noone left behind? Listen to Barcelona’s Digital Innovation Commissioner Michael Donaldson.
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A digital puzzle of the future
Helsinki wants to combine economic recovery, sustainable tourism and climate action. The plan, co-created with other cities, is on the table of the Finnish government.
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