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Cities need EU and national support to deliver lower urban speeds
European cities are proving that lower urban speeds save lives and create safer, healthier and more liveable streets. But cities need EU and national support to deliver Vision Zero.
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Investing in Europe starts with cities: Ghent’s neighbourhood-first lesson
New ESPON URDICO research shows how EU funding is helping the city of Ghent connect climate action, housing, mobility and social inclusion. Ghent's experience demonstrates that EU investment works best when cities are directly involved in shaping funding around local needs.
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From ad hoc response to strategic resilience: how cities prepare for migration and population change
Housing, participation, communication and trust: how cities are moving from crisis response to resilient inclusion strategies.
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The future of the European Social Fund is at stake
The first episode of Eurocities' new podcast series, 'Cities with no margins', examines the future of ESF+ and why cities must have a stronger voice in social funding.
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Navigating recovery through EU and local partnership
Throughout the last two years of pandemic, certain patterns have repeated themselves for local authorities across Europe. For many, access to EU funds is a lifeline in managing recovery efforts.
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Cities, a driving force for social action
Eurocities interviews Abbassia Hakem, Deputy Mayor of Nantes, on the city's recent commitment to principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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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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