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Cultural professionals in cities are co-creators of democracy
Ahead of her keynote at the Eurocities Culture Forum in Gothenburg, Karin Dalborg, CEO of Nätverkstan, explains why cities’ cultural institutions and the professionals who run them play an important role in protecting democratic life.
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Cities stand with LGBTI+ people in Türkiye
Eurocities stands with the LGBTQI+ communities targeted by raids carried out across Türkiye this September.
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Cities back European Affordable Housing Act, but need more powers to protect neighbourhoods
Europe’s city leaders have welcomed the EU’s first European Affordable Housing Plan and its focus on boosting housing supply and tackling housing stress. But they warn parts of the proposal could limit cities’ ability to address local housing pressures and the impacts of short-term rentals.
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“We already know many solutions that work for cities”
Eurocities spoke with CINEA about how cities can get involved in projects and programmes on sustainable mobility.
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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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“Digital rights are human rights”
The Smart City Live is taking place this week, with Eurocities as a partner. So, what better time to catch up with Laia Bonet, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona and new chair of Eurocities’ Knowledge Society forum, to talk about how to make the digital transformation fair and green.
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A recovery for one, a recovery for all
Many cities are reeling from the coronavirus crisis, while the spectre of climate change is still on the horizon. But how will cities finance the shift to a greener future, and how will they include everyone?
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Back on track in Bristol
The creative and vibrant city in England’s South East took a blow due to coronavirus. But Bristol now has a three-pronged approach to tackle the effects of the pandemic head-on.
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Interview with Greg Clark
Greg Clark is an urbanist with more than two decades of experience. Currently leading the work of HSBC on cities and mobility, he will be moderating the first session of the Eurocities annual conference 2020 on Future cities – do cities have a future?
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Presenting the Green City Accord
The Green City Accord is one of the newest initiatives presented by the European Commission to help cities, but what does it all mean and how will it benefit our urban environments, and, ultimately, people?
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Heating or eating? Interview with Tom Meeuws, Deputy Mayor of Antwerp
Antwerp has a unique approach to combatting energy poverty, which sees environmental and social services working together to take a holistic approach to helping more people.
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