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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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How Warsaw doubled its childcare places in two years
Tomasz Pactwa, Director of Social Services for the city of Warsaw, explains how ensuring all families have access to free childcare for their children became a top priority.
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London wants more budget power to avoid ‘scarring’ city centre
A new report reveals the huge impact of the pandemic on the UK capitals’ economy, with the culture sector under acute threat.
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Big Buyers share future areas for collaboration
Results of a needs assement of some of Europe's big buyers reveal the areas they would like to explore to use strategic procurement to tackle climate goals.
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Budapest left out in the cold on national recovery plans
The ball is rolling on the EU’s pandemic recovery, but cities across Europe, like the Hungarian capital, feel they are not being sufficiently consulted on national recovery plans.
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Psst – happy Data Protection Day!
Since 1981, when the ‘Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data’ was signed, the digital revolution has permeated our lives. European cities defend citizens’ right to privacy.
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Lahti – European Green Capital – joins Green City Accord
Over the last 45 years Lahti has transformed itself - even becoming the European Green Capital 2021. Now the city joins the Green City Accord, which Mayor Pekka Timonen says can help create a path forward for all cities.
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“We have to adjust our way of living”
Governments around the globe want to spend more money to help countries and cities to cope with the impacts of climate change. At the Climate Adaptation Summit, Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb presented a special programme for cities.
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Waste not, want not: Why Prague is cleaning up waste
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed traditional waste generation patterns in our cities, but it is just one example of how city services must respond to our behavioural changes over time.
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living-in.eu – digital solutions for a better life
Technology can help to improve the quality of life, with smart urban mobility, energy efficiency and digital public services. Now cities and regions can work together on those solutions via a new platform.
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City challenge: one million dollars for innovative ideas post COVID-19
Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched an innovation competition for cities, looking for the most ambitious ideas developed in response to COVID-19. Eurocities is a partner of the Mayors Challenge 2021.
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