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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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Housing affordability: A European crisis
A new Eurocities report on housing and homelessness shows that a lack of access to affordable and social housing was already putting new groups of Europeans at risk of poverty and social exclusion before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“No time for vetoes” – EU member states must adopt budget and recovery funds
Mayors of European cities call on the governments of Hungary and Poland to end their veto on the EU budget-and-recovery package. “Without these funds, cities risk collapse as the crisis explodes,” said Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence and newly elected president of Eurocities.
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Cities and the EU together for green mobility
How can cities and the European Union collaborate to make long-lasting changes for a more sustainable urban mobility?
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Taking on Orbán to secure a green future for transport
Budapest city officials are calling for direct access to EU funds after Viktor Orbán’s administration blocked an EIB loan destined to add green vehicles to the city’s public transport fleet.
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Cities in the EU budget
The European Parliament and EU Member States have reached an historic agreement on the largest ever EU budget, with a better deal for our cities.
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Polish cities call for tolerance
To mark International Tolerance Day, mayors of Polish and foreign cities appeal to respect the principles of equality.
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Putting people first in the green energy transition
How do we put people first when moving to a green and digital economy in times of crisis recovery? Bringing together social and environmental goals is a key task for many cities now focussing on recovery efforts.
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Reinventing Cities – Eurocities 2020
What is the future of cities, recovering from COVID-19 and thinking about the opportunities to build back better? - See some outcomes of Eurocities’ annual conference on 4 and 5 November here.
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Are cities ready for the future?
In discussion with European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič, Europe's major cities showed how they are instilling resilience in the core of their strategies, and made the case for stronger collaboration with the EU to ensure a sustainable urban future.
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The age of Euro-cities
The first Eurocities digital annual conference kicks off with the united voices of mayors recognising an opportunity in times of crisis. They see a window for change that is sustainable, just, and with people at the centre.
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