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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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Cities coming together for gender equality
Full gender equality is far from being achieved. On the contrary, the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential of setting back previous progress.
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Mayors letter to Europe: More funding for science
In an open letter to leaders of the EU institutions, political groups and representatives of the member states, six mayors of major European cities call for more funding for science.
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The Green City Accord: a new EU initiative for greener, healthier cities
Environmental challenges are a growing concern in European cities. The Green City Accord is a movement of European mayors committed to safeguarding the natural environment.
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No EU recovery without a social recovery with cities at the core
Cities are at the core of this pandemic, hardest hit by the crisis and on the front line of mitigating the impact on people and jobs.
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COVID-19 recovery – Mayors call for a new pact between the EU and cities
Cities want to play an active role in Europe’s recovery after the corona pandemic. Mayors of major European cities have offered a ‘new pact between the EU and city leadership’ to overcome the impacts of the crisis.
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City dialogue on volunteering
What has been the role played by volunteers and civil society during the Covid-19 pandemic?
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City dialogue on health and urban prepardness
What public health measures and urban preparedness measures are being taken by cities in the context of COVID-19
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Open letter to the European institutions: urban mobility in the EU Recovery Package
What role can the EU Recovery Package play in the protection and renewal of public transport, as well as supporting the development of infrastructure for cycling and walking?
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10 principles for the responsible use of technology for COVID-19 response
What lessons can cities learn on the responsible use of digital technologies in response to pandemics such as COVID-19?
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Cities respond to social implications of COVID-19 crisis
Deputy mayors from Athens, Barcelona, Leipzig, Malmo, Utrecht, Vienna and Zagreb engaged in a direct dialogue with the European Commission Director for Social Affairs, Katarina Ivankovic.
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