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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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“Brexit or not – we’re still in”
On day one of Brexit, British cities commit to European cooperation. “Our country might have left the European Union – but we are certainly not leaving Europe,” mayors from the network Eurocities state in a joint message.
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Edinburgh lights up the skies for the new year
A swarm of drones has welcomed the new year in Edinburgh, sending signs and messages of hope in the air.
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Fight racism wherever you find it
This year we have seen the stark inequalities the pandemic has highlighted and witnessed the huge Black Lives Matter movement globally. In Europe, cities are working to address racism, including in Glasgow and Lisbon.
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In Cagliari nature comes first
The Metropolitan City of Cagliari has recently joined Eurocities. We have talked to mayor Paolo Truzzu to discuss about their commitment to environment and sustainable mobility.
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First three cities sign the Green City Accord
Turku, Penafiel and Torres Vedras are the first cities to join the Green City Accord, a commitment to take environmental action.
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What role for cities in social Europe plans?
As cities have been on the front lines of managing the social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will also be crucial for ensuring that no one is left behind in the recovery efforts in the coming months, and even years.
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Eurocities representatives named Climate Pact Ambassadors
Katarina Luhr, Deputy Mayor of Stockholm and Eurocities’ representative in the Covenant of Mayors Board, and Rafal Trazkowski, Mayor of Warsaw and Eurocities Board member, have been appointed as ‘Ambassadors’ of the European Climate Pact.
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Swedish cities sign climate city contract
Following the EU’s revision of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 2030, and ahead of today’s climate pact announcement, as part of the European Green Deal, the Swedish cities have signed Europe’s first climate city contract.
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Cities rally for integration
What are the pressing questions for integration at local level? The European Commission and Parliament got together with cities at Integrating Cities IX to find out.
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Stricter control of Airbnb & Co. – cities support EU proposals
Better protection of people’s digital rights and stricter control of big tech companies: cities welcome the proposed new digital laws – and demand more power for local authorities.
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