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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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UK cities remain European partners despite Brexit
British cities have expressed their commitment to European cooperation even after Brexit. “City to city collaboration at a European level and cooperation within the Eurocities network has never been more important”, reads a statement of UK Core Cities.
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“Vienna remains a city of togetherness”
After the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday, mayor Michael Ludwig has expressed his gratitude for the solidarity and support shown by other cities.
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License to pollute, goodbye?
Eurocities urges the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to hold manufacturers accountable for their vehicles’ emissions
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Parisians will live within a 15-minute radius
Anne Hidalgo made it her re-election call to arms and the 15-minute city is the latest buzz. How is Paris planning to move this from an idea to reality?
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Mayors to EU: Our recovery must start local
Mayors from nine major European cities have written a letter to the presidents of the European institutions to demonstrate the need for a clear local level role in the recovery.
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Chemnitz named European Capital of Culture 2025
Following its four year application process, Chemnitz can now look forward to continuing and deepening its work.
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Gender Equality Week: What can cities do?
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the European Parliament is holding its first ever Gender Equality Week. To mark this in turn, Eurocities takes a look at some of the actions cities do to promote gender equality.
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City news: Rome, cycling capital in the making
Finding opportunities in the corona crisis, Rome, and many other European cities, are boosting their cycling revolution.
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The Green City Accord is here
Cities are leaders when it comes to innovative policy making to improve our environment and the Green City Accord sets out a new partnership between cities and the EU to work towards creating cleaner and greener cities.
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The giraffe in the room
You’ve heard the one about the elephant, right? But what about the giraffe? It’s really not too easy to hide a giraffe either... Let’s talk climate policy.
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