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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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Riga rethinks public transport links
Riga hopes to use EU recovery money to ease the burden on commuters, and bring other benefits of greater connectivity to all residents and visitors.
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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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