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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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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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“Member States must act soon”
Mayors of European cities call on the EU member states to involve local governments in the drafting of the national recovery plans.
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Looking beyond food banks
The pandemic has called for fresh thinking and long-term solutions to food aid. Read how cities from Eurocites’ working group Food are responding with dignity and innovation.
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Does the EU care about sustainable buildings?
31 organisations call for an ambitious EU strategy for a Sustainable Built Environment. The building sector as the largest single energy consumer in Europe is essential for Europe’s climate commitments.
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