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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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Climate and EU budget: cities want results
Ahead of the last meeting of the European Council in 2020, starting this Thursday, cities have formulated clear expectations: more ambitious climate targets and an approval of the EU budget-and-recovery package.
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Next level mobility
Cities and the EU, what are the commitments for future sustainable mobility?
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Eurocities supporting building life campaign
The #BuildingLife campaign, launched this week, hopes to accelerate the ambitions of the European Green Deal in the building sector, and create the first region-wide vision of a net-zero embodied carbon built environment.
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How four EU food cities dealt with the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 was a shock to the system for many cities, but Milan, Bergamo, Bordeaux and Grenoble used clever food policy to get through the crisis. Find out how.
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Leipzig lives the Leipzig Charter
Leipzigs mayor Bukhard Jung on why the New Leipzig Charter is important both for his city and all of Europe.
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City news: Helsinki – from crisis to opportunity
With a free business development and coaching service, Helsinki wants to help start-up companies to grow against the corona crisis.
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Bilbao: Slow and steady for the win
Less pollution, safer roads and faster busses: Bilbao shared some compelling reasons to reduce the speed limit on 100% of its streets to 30km/h.
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Cities to EU: 60% emissions cut by 2030 is possible
Five years after the Paris Agreement, the EU is still not on course to reach its climate neutrality goals. That’s why Eurocities is urging more action now, by increasing emissions reduction targets for 2030.
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The ‘Barcelona way’ out of a crisis
Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Barcelona is looking to transform its city centre away from a dominant and vulnerable tourist sector to a more balanced economy.
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City news: Helsinki – the future of learning
Digital learning has become ever more important in the lockdown year of 2020. The Finnish capital Helsinki wants to play a leading role in the development of innovative education technology.
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