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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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Economic development forum – outcomes
The keynote focused on how to foster innovation at the local level, particularly looking at how cities can use new technologies and governance structures to foster co-creation of innovation as well as to offer public services in innovative ways.
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Imagine the Urban Future – zero emission cities
Cities' climate ambitions have recently been put in focus following a survey conducted by Eurocities (with 74 respondents) demonstrating the high level of commitment of a diverse range of cities throughout Europe.
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328 cities now calling on EU to ensure net-zero emissions by 2050
328 European mayors have now signed EUROCITIES joint letter urging European and national leaders to ensure EU emissions peak by 2020, halve by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.
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Clone Cologne – CIVITAS study visit success story
Learning how Cologne (Germany) is fighting its air quality issues and moving towards decarbonisation was at the core of a recent CIVITAS study visit to the city.
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Leeuwarden-Friesland European Capital of Culture 2018 was a sustainable success on all counts
Investing in culture is smart, and Leeuwarden-Friesland (LF), European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2018 is here to prove it. The Dutch-Frisian city with over 100,000 inhabitants has unveiled the impact report of the year showing impressive results.
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Culture forum in Chemnitz: local networks are enablers of public culture
Cultural policy expert Raluca Iacob gave a keynote speech on 'local networks, enablers of public culture'.
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It’s au revoir from Cities4Europe
On Europe day, one year after its official launch, it is now time to wrap up and celebrate our Cities4Europe – Europe for citizens campaign!
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Eurocities contribution to post-2020 EU Roma Framework
Eurocities formulated a contribution from cities to influence the upcoming proposal of the European Commission for the future strategic framework for Roma inclusion post 2020.
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210 European mayors ask for EU emissions to peak by 2020, halve by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050
Eurocities, together with other city networks, have presented an open letter signed by 210 mayors, representing 62 million citizens, to European heads of states and governments ahead of the 'Future of Europe' summit in Sibiu on 9 May.
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Cities boost mutual learning for inclusive education
Eurocities working group on education met in Barcelona to exchange good practices and explore new ways to promote inclusive education and equal opportunities for all children and young people.
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