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When public money runs low
Cities face funding challenges for climate action. Valladolid’s blend of subsidies, EPC and soft loans shows how innovative financing can drive energy transition, reduce costs, and engage communities.
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New MEPs bring city government experience to Brussels
One in three newly elected MEPs bring experience from city governments, reflecting a growing urban influence in EU policymaking. These 'urban champions' embody cities' vision for EU policies that prioritise local challenges. Read our new analysis.
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Mastering accessibility – the Viennese inspiration
Vienna won the 2025 Access City Award, recognising its ongoing efforts to improve the lives of persons with disabilities.
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Urban Digital Twins: Transforming city planning
Urban Digital Twins are revolutionising city planning. New training from Eurocities and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center is showing city officials how this technology can address major challenges like climate change and mobility.
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“Cities are key partners to the Green Deal agenda and the EIB is here to support them”
Eurocities talked with Bianca Faragau, Institutional Policy Officer at the Permanent Representation of the European Investment Bank, about the financing opportunities for cities.
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Twinning to accelerate climate action
The NetZeroCities Twinning Learning Programme provides a collaborative platform for cities to share knowledge and accelerate their journey towards climate neutrality.
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Urban Pioneers: Amsterdam’s Chief Science Officer
Amsterdam's Chief Science Officer is transforming the way research and innovation happens in the city. In the latest Urban Pioneers article, she makes her case for why more cities should ‘dares to share’.
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Why and how to develop urban food policies?
The Food Trails project is in the middle of an online series discussing why cities should have an urban food policy and how to get started with project experts and cities that have tested tools and solutions.
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Cities insist on a sustainable future at Eurocities 2024
“Acting on climate change is not an option, it is a must,” Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa told the hundreds of European city representatives gathered at the Eurocities 2024 Annual Conference in Cluj Napoca.
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The values that unite us – Eurocities 2024
As they gather in Cluj-Napoca, city representatives from across the continent are focussed not only on civic participation, but also on how what happens in cities – in our streets, marketplaces, schools and parks – shapes Europe as a whole.
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Vantaa’s innovative solutions addressing migration, segregation, and youth engagement
Vantaa addresses migration and other social challenges such as polarisation, or youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) through innovative and inclusive approaches.
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Integrating sustainable energy and mobility solutions for climate neutrality
As more cities join the green transition, it becomes clear that climate neutrality requires technological advances, but also collaborative policy, stakeholder commitment and financial investments.
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Eurocities Monitor 2024 – city insights
With insights gathered from the Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey, guest essays, and analysis of key urban topics, the Eurocities Monitor 2024 is a publication that no one wanting to understand the state of play in Europe can afford to miss.
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Preventing food crises through collaboration
In Warsaw, cities discussed how food systems are connected and vulnerable to crises. The key to build resilience in the face of these crises lies in collaboration.
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