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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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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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London protecting community spaces at risk
A new £750,000 fund for grassroots organisations hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic will help protect community-led spaces that are supporting the most vulnerable people.
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Madrid making public transport safer for all
Madrid’s public transport authority has established a new mission, to promote the safety of women as users of the city’s public transport service.
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