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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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Highlights from the Economic Development Forum
How can urban transformation and innovation strategies stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship?
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Joining forces on the platform economy
Several of our members cities met to discuss the rather thorny issue of the platform economy, especially Airbnb rentals and what this means for city administrations.
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Discover the new guide on sustainable urban mobility planning for metropolitan regions
These guidelines put our cities in the spotlight as front runners in sustainable urban mobility.
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EU do it better with cities
Be inspired by our cities! Day by day, during the first hundred days of the new EU Commission, we present one example of how cities tackle European challenges.
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Our members first past the finish line at Europe’s top mobility awards
Europe’s leading lights in sustainable transport were honoured yesterday at the 2019 CIVITAS Awards.
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Eurocities launches joint plastics declaration with the city of Oslo
Cities are already at the forefront of the battle against plastic use and waste, so what is your city doing to reduce its use of unnecessary and single use plastic and move towards sustainable products?
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And the 2019 Winner of the European Capital of Innovation…Nantes!
With an excellent initiative promoting democratic participation to address issues such as energy, ageing, the digital transition and social inclusion, Nantes has been awarded the European Capital of Innovation.
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UN Climate Action Summit: Cities taking action on climate change
Eurocities' members are climate leaders. Many cities have plans and targets aligned to limiting temperature rise to 1.5C, and often they are more ambitious than their national governments.
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The New Paradigm for Safe City Streets
How can cities make streets safer, and what can EU and national governments do to support them? We put this question directly to European Commission representatives at the launch of this years' EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK
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Cities walk the walk at EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2019!
The EU has been talking the talk about sustainable mobility for years, and this year cities are continuing to walk the walk with EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK
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