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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 mayor with great passion” – Zagreb’s Milan Bandić dead
He had been mayor of Croatia’s capital Zagreb in more than twenty years. On Sunday, Milan Bandić died unexpectedly at the age of 65 of a heart attack.
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City news: Muenster – get the kick
Fun to use and good for health and the climate: Muenster has the world’s first adult kick scooter sharing system.
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Dialling up the heat on climate change adaptation
The recently published EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change to 2030 aims to move the European union from planning adaptation to implementation, from understanding the problem to developing solutions.
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No appetite to include Warsaw in Poland’s Covid recovery
Warsaw is ready to invest in new green jobs and infrastructure, but the city’s plans risk being blocked by unclear proposals from the national government.
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“It takes a city to raise a child”
A resilient and inclusive recovery must mean investing in children - doing so requires planning across levels of government and with the private sector. Recent initiatives at EU level are promising.
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Living (almost) car-free in Gothenburg
A revolutionary housing development in Sweden’s second city gives residents a huge array of mobility options via a connected app, aiming to break car dependence.
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Cities build bridges across the Atlantic
Cities can help to rebuild the relationship between Europe and the USA, suggests Thomas Westphal, mayor of Dortmund, together with his colleague from Pittsburgh.
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Fingers crossed for Bologna’s recovery plans
While Italy struggles with a government crisis triggered by the drafting of its recovery plans, Bologna counts on the funds to bring its clear, transformative vision to fruition.
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Ghent puts children first
Lockdown has been particularly hard on children and youth. With the EU Child Guarantee set to be considered this year, we take a look at some of the local practices from Ghent.
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