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Cities back new EU Cities Agenda – but need EU guarantees
As the EU unveils its first-ever Policy Agenda for Cities, local leaders back its strong recognition of cities' role in delivering Europe’s priorities, but call for clear commitments on funding and governance to ensure real impact.
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Cities are addressing Europe’s housing crisis
Eurocities’ new thematic report on housing highlights local solutions to Europe’s housing crisis and calls for EU support to scale up affordable solutions in cities.
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Designing streets for people: making cities safer and more liveable
European cities are reclaiming streets for people, cutting speeds and crashes and urging the EU to back safer, more inclusive shared spaces.
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Cities and the next EU gender equality strategy
Across Europe, cities work to uphold women’s rights, running shelters and counselling centres, delivering training and ensuring fair conditions for their staff. As the EU designs its 2026-2030 Gender Equality Strategy, it must match this local ambition and respond to realities on the ground.
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An interview with Sofia Hedén
Ahead of the Eurocities Environment Forum, taking place this week in Malmo; Eurocities sat down with Sofia Hedén Deputy Mayor of Malmo to start the conversation on ‘Building resilient cities for all: supporting data-driven decision making.’
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Cities, a counterweight to global authoritarian trends?
Yves Pascouau, Vice-President of Nantes Metropole in charge of European Affairs, pens this opinion on the role of cities amidst today's global transformations.
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Mathias De Clercq: A city voice for Europe
New Eurocities President Mathias De Clercq shares his vision for stronger democracy, citizen-led change, and the future of Europe’s urban transformation.
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Nordic Safe Cities: Supporting cities to tackle online harm
At this week’s Eurocities Conference 2025 in Braga, Nordic Safe Cities is involved in two key sessions on tackling online harms and supporting women in leadership. We spoke to Lotte Fast Carlsen and Sebastian Jørgensen to learn about the organisation's work and what cities can expect in Braga.
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Europe Day: Local leaders are ready to defend democracy
On Europe Day, read an opinion piece by Burkhard Jung, Eurocities President and Mayor of Leipzig, stating mayors' commitment to protect European democratic values, and stand firm against hate speech and discrimination.
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Government innovation can be the answer
Today, cities face an onslaught of urgent challenges and local leaders wonder how they can tackle them. This former mayor of Iceland’s capital has an answer.
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Why cities must be part of Europe’s food future
The EBAF's lack of urban representation is a missed opportunity. Cities play a key role in sustainable food systems and must be included in EU policymaking.
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Reflecting on the EU Belgian Presidency’s urban agenda
The 2024 Belgian EU Presidency prioritised cities as key drivers of a sustainable, prosperous Europe. With the Presidency's urban agenda led by Brussels-Capital Region, it ensured cities' priorities were recognised at EU level. We spoke with Antoine de Borman, CEO of perspective.brussels, to learn more.
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What if mayors ran the European Parliament?
What would happen if city mayors ruled the European Parliament? While the new right-leaning Parliament has the potential to undermine climate action, our new analysis shows mayors’ approach would tell a very different story.
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A call for sustainable food systems: cities leading the food revolution
As we face increasingly urgent global challenges, including climate change, urbanisation and growing inequality, Europe must transform its food systems to ensure resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity, write the Vice Mayor of Milan and Deputy Mayor of Leuven.
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