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Building inclusive cities: 5 lessons for effective migrant integration
Many cities across Europe are focusing on how existing systems function and how they can be made more coordinated, accessible and responsive for migrant communities.
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Bringing women into the spotlight: How cities are reaching migrant women
On International Women’s Day, we showcase cities that highlight the often unseen realities migrant women face. While 'invisibility strategies' for safety can limit women’s access to support, cities are working to better reach and empower them.
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Brno leads work to strengthen metropolitan cooperation in Central Europe
Daily life in Europe doesn’t stop at municipal borders. The MECOG-CE project, led by Brno, shows how stronger metropolitan cooperation can make cities and their surrounding regions more connected and responsive to people's needs.
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Mayors for democracy: Let local democracy breathe
A Eurocities and B40 led delegation of European mayors visited Istanbul and Ankara in support of local democracy.
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The year of youth
The EU has designated 2022 the European Year of Youth. Nikita Sanaullah, Policy Advisor on Social Affairs at Eurocities, explains how local authorities can engage with future generations.
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Air quality and noise pollution are major concerns for European cities
Several cities all over Europe joined an online session to share experiences and thoughts about solutions to improve air quality and tackle noise pollution.
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Winter package focuses on energy, mobility and people
What do cities need from the latest round of updates to the EU energy and climate laws?
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“Violence against women has no place in our city”
Vienna launches a new campaign highlighting violence against women and announces the building of a new women's shelter in the Austrian capital.
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Citizens are at the centre of innovation in Porto
While user-centricity becomes more and more critical to making investments in digitalisation that benefit everyone, Porto shares their take on user-centricity and their plans for the UserCentriCities project.
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Raising the bar on transport pollution
This week London expanded its Ultra Low Emission Zone, as it rushes to improve air quality and protect residents’ health.
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Objective open data
Glasgow’s newly launched Open Data Hub is another step the city takes towards being ‘open by default’.
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“Food cannot be treated as every other commodity”
This speech by Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Florence, was delivered at the high level Farm to Fork Conference, which takes place one day ahead of World Food Day.
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Low emission zones: challenges and solutions
How can cities reconcile urban access policies for decarbonisation with the need of businesses and individuals to move goods around urban areas?
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From Herat to Florence, a tale of Afghan women footballers
Afghan women soccer players defied the inflexible rules of their male-dominated society. The return of the Taliban pushed them to a dramatic escape from Herat to safety in Florence.
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