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Connecting data and services to build people-centred digital cities
Cities across Europe are exploring how to connect data, technology and public services in ways that better respond to people’s everyday needs. At the 2026 Eurocities Digital Forum in Sofia, cities showcased how this can help build more people-centred cities.
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Why slowing the energy transition won’t solve Europe’s next crisis
As prices rise again, cities warn against fossil fuel fixes and urge the EU to prioritise efficiency, clean energy and social protection.
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From data spaces to digital twins: how cities are building climate-resilient futures
How are cities using new technologies such as AI, data platforms and digital twins to strengthen climate resilience? At the Living-in.EU Digital Assembly in Sofia, city leaders, EU policymakers and digital experts discussed how data-driven tools are shaping innovative urban strategies.
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Eurocities survey: 75% of cities report fewer road deaths & injuries after reducing speeds
A new Eurocities Pulse survey, based on responses from 38 cities, reveals that lower urban speed limits are making city streets safer, reducing road deaths and injuries without slowing travel times. Cities report clear benefits from 30 km/h zones, including fewer accidents, less pollution and more cycling.
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Solidarity in Hanover
Hanover has joined the Solidarity Cities initiative, but what does ‘solidarity’ mean for Hanover?
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Take action for zero pollution
The European Commission has announced targets to reduce air, water and soil pollution. Those should be more ambitious and more concrete, says Eurocities.
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Leave the pathway of unsustainability
The coronavirus pandemic, which has shaken up our world and caused countless suffering, might also force us to change for the better.
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Designing with people, for people, as people
When users are at the centre of cities’ design, it also means translating big abstract concepts into practical terms.
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“A purchase order from the future”
In this keynote address from the Eurocities Environment Forum, Professor Katherine Richardson introduces the concept of planetary boundaries.
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Europe’s future starts local
Working with cities on a fair recovery means ensuring that the investments will better reflect the needs of people and place, strengthening Europe, and European democracy.
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The future of Europe: have your say
The Conference on the Future of Europe aims to involve people in decision-making – quite in the spirit of cities that have experience in citizen participation.
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“National recovery plans should be about investing in people”
Dario Nardella’s full speech from the EU Social Summit on Friday, 7 May, where he made the case for an inclusive and sustainable recovery, with cities on board.
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“Everywhere you look – Europe!”
How to discover Europe in the neighbourhood, fight corona and save the climate, Cologne’s Lord Mayor Henriette Reker reveals it all in this interview.
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An opportunity for people and planet
Mayors and city leaders can play a double role in the green transition – as ambassadors for the European green deal locally, and as representatives of people’s concerns and interests to other levels of government, writes Dario Nardella.
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