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100+ initiatives, 60 cities, one commitment: low-carbon and inclusive culture in action
A new Eurocities catalogue showcases 100+ city initiatives putting the Lille Call to Action into practice, demonstrating how culture can drive low-carbon transformation and inclusion, and inviting more cities to join the growing group of 60 signatories.
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Eurocities Academy: Practical tools for Urban Food Policy
People need better access to healthy food. This is how the Eurocities Academy helps cities act with practical tools and peer learning.
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“Vulnerabilities are often at the local level, and local actors know best where they are”
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit for the Social Climate Fund at the European Commission, speaks about how local governments are involved in the design and implementation of national social climate plans.
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City news: Madrid – Electrical bike sharing
Madrid has launched a bicycle-sharing scheme with 454 free-floating e-bikes. From September, the electric bicycles are available via 72 stations in 15 districts in the city. With the electric fleet, the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid is complementing the existing bike sharing service.
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Vienna ready to take in 100 children from Greek refugee camps
The city of Vienna wants to take in 100 children in need of protection from the refugee camps on the Greek islands, primarily from the Moria camp on Lesvos.
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City news: Muenster – Whetting the appetite for Europe
The German city of Muenster celebrates 60 years of partnership with its French twin city Orléans.
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Welcome to Newrocities!
New look, new website, new approach: Eurocities shows the beauty and the innovation power of cities to inspire urbanites and EU politicians.
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Sustainable urban development – webinar series
The webinars will be taking place every Wednesday from 2-23 September at 14:00 CEST.
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The Creative Bureaucracy Festival and Initiative: What, why and how?
We are in the midst of a dramatic transformation and the pandemic crisis is causing us all to rethink and to innovate at speed and we see that a business as usual approach will not work. The value of good public administrations has become even more evident. Good government matters!
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Leeds – planting 5.8 million trees
Leeds is responding to the climate emergency and aiming to achieve its carbon neutral objective by 2030 by, in part, planting trees.
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What does the next 7-year EU budget mean for cities?
The European Commission has put its cards on the table, and this week national leaders agreed to the biggest ever EU budget proposal, to support recovery in Europe.
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Circular economy offers a path to sustainable recovery
The post COVID-19 recovery plan should be huge, as its effects on people and economy have, in many cases been devastating. To guarantee resilience over the long term, it must also fully support the green transition.
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