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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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Bilbao wins EU Road Safety Award
The city’s 30 km/h city won praise from jurors at the European Sustainable Mobility Awards, along with European Mobility Week winners Moenchengladbach and Lilienthal.
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Open for business
Finland’s six largest cities have joined forces to turn their streets into testing grounds for new products and services – with big success.
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When imagination creates value
Plaine Images is Lille metropole’s world beater, generating a thriving local audiovisual industry.
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Need, not want: User-centric services
Designing online public services that work for people is at the heart of a new project that Eurocities is involved in, based on the principles of the ‘Tallinn Declaration’.
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Covid-19, an urban disease?
Cities have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Recent research has investigated the reasons, and what cities can learn from them.
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“Welcome to the chaos”
Neighbours, commuters, tourists – Stockholm’s biggest construction site is a hassle for many. The city’s recipe for dealing with it: humour.
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Eurocities in talks to found new city
In the first example of its kind, Eurocities has been entrusted with the planning and development of a brand-new city for the European Union.
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Ctrl+alt+delete borders
Though national governments stay clear of multi-country projects in the National Recovery Plans, cities know that Pan-European projects are our best bet to tackle common challenges.
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Digital is here, but are we ready?
The digital divide has only been exacerbated by the increase in digital activity during the health crisis. What can cities do to tackle the issue?
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A moment of remembrance and solidarity
In a joint minute of silence, people all over Europe commemorated the victims of the coronavirus pandemic at noon on Wednesday.
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