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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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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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Time to bridge EU and China
While the media plays up growing tensions between China and the West, something incredible is happening in our cities.
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What makes a city liveable?
All seven of the EU cities in 2019’s top 20 most liveable cities Economist world ranking are active Eurocities members.
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