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People of Eurocities: the value of a network
Laura Trujillo Parra, Rens Jonker and Jochem Cooiman have been selected as part of the People of Eurocities initiative, recognising members who have made a lasting contribution to the network.
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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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Sustainable, functional, beautiful and local
The European Commission wants to make beautiful, inclusive and sustainable design the embodiment of the Green Deal. Find out how cities are leading the way with their ideas.
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Back in lockdown
Tuebingen’s model experiment on opening up in the pandemic had raised high hopes. Now it is over.
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Playing and learning for a changing world
In Espoo, as in other cities, the covid-19 pandemic has challenged early childhood educators to develop new teaching and care methods, while ensuring children from different backgrounds have the same access to education.
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“Soon we will welcome many visitors”
Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence, Italy, calls for a sustainable tourism after the pandemic and hopes for a good holiday season already this summer.
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Rediscovering the power of design
Encouraging cities to use design to solve the issues of today, Eurocities will help the European Commission define what exactly is meant by “New European Bauhaus”.
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First AI regulation: cities left with mixed feelings
On Wednesday, the first European Artificial Intelligence regulation has been presented, starting its legislative process. Cities have hope, and some concerns.
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Frankfurt joins Paris climate agreement
The German city joins many other across Europe to commit to leading the way on tackling climate change.
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Cities for climate
City leaders in the European Covenant of Mayors commit to keep global temperature rise to below 1.5 degrees.
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Culture, no matter what
Covid-19 was a proverbial gamechanger for Rijeka’s plans as one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2020, yet the city found ways to keep culture going.
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Porto’s Urban Forest
At the end of the 19th century, more than 75% of the territory of the city of Porto was covered by green spaces. 100 years later, these spaces represent less than 30% - a new initiative aims to reverse that decline, and bring nature back into the city.
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