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Empowering cities and citizens for climate action
At the upcoming Eurocities Environment Forum in Vienna, Professor Sigrid Stagl will present her vision for city-led climate action, citizen engagement, and economic models that factor in environmental impact.
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Cities unite for sustainable, attractive public transport
In Barcelona, city leaders and associations have signed a new declaration for sustainable and attractive public transport. Signatories call on the EU to increase public transport investments that prioritise multimodal integration, ensure affordability and enhance climate resilience.
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Building climate neutral cities: Neutralpath Capacity Building Programme
The Neutralpath Capacity Building Programme is leading efforts to empower local authorities and communities toward climate neutrality, by developing Positive and Clean Energy Districts.
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Cities call for Cohesion Policy that champions urban transformation
In a new Eurocities policy paper, city leaders are calling on the EU to ensure a robust, well-funded Cohesion Policy after 2027, based on strong governance, trusted partnerships, and simplified financial support for city administrations.
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The power of music
Music can help politics to overcome political squabbles and move from discord to harmony. Says Dario Nardella, who knows his subject.
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“When we work together, we can be heard more”
Against the background of Portugal’s EU presidency, Ricardo Rio, mayor of Braga, speaks about the city’s green plans and ideas for a pandemic recovery.
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Cities: “Talk with us!”
Cities have so far not been sufficiently involved in the national recovery plans to respond to the corona crisis, shows a survey of Eurocities. President Nardella urges governments to ensure that EU funds arrive where they are needed most: in cities.
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Timely European Parliament initiative on housing for all
A report passed in the European Parliament on Thursday on ‘Access to Decent and Affordable Housing for All’ offers hope to ensure that housing is decent, affordable, and accessible for all.
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Tallinn sets its sights on 2035
By 2035, Tallinn will be a greener, more citizen-friendly city. People will move around mostly without the aid of a car, the public space will encourage people to spend more time outdoors, and everything you need on a daily basis will be within 15 minutes of your home. This is the ambition of the city’s 2035 development strategy.
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Time to step up: 5 years on from Paris
It is high time that European and national leaders formally commit to stronger EU 2030 decarbonisation objectives and start working for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, together with our cities and regions, write the heads of four city networks, including Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities.
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Riga open for investments
Riga has a new Mayor: Mārtiņš Staķis. He leads a broad coalition of parties, following a very close fought campaign. Now that the dust has settled, we caught up with Staķis to find out how this new team is pulling together and laying down plans for the coming years.
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“Hanover is a European city”
Belit Onay, mayor of Eurocities’ new member Hanover, about the importance of European cooperation, his green agenda and how cities can come out of the corona crisis.
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“Education on digital skills should be a basic right”
Following the recent Smart City Live 2020, we spoke to Marijn Fraanje of The Hague, to hear about the role of smart city Chief Information Officers in bridging IT and European digital policy initiatives?
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Joe Biden and the EU budget saga
While reading the news I found a quote by Joe Biden that goes: “Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value”. It made me think of what a saga the next EU budget has become.
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