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100+ initiatives, 60 cities, one commitment: low-carbon and inclusive culture in action
A new Eurocities catalogue showcases 100+ city initiatives putting the Lille Call to Action into practice, demonstrating how culture can drive low-carbon transformation and inclusion, and inviting more cities to join the growing group of 60 signatories.
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Eurocities Academy: Practical tools for Urban Food Policy
People need better access to healthy food. This is how the Eurocities Academy helps cities act with practical tools and peer learning.
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“Vulnerabilities are often at the local level, and local actors know best where they are”
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit for the Social Climate Fund at the European Commission, speaks about how local governments are involved in the design and implementation of national social climate plans.
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Young leaders focus on ‘future skills’ in Dublin
How can cities adapt to AI, tackle the climate crisis and stay attractive to young people? Eurocities Next Generation Academy in Dublin gathered young professionals to develop practical solutions.
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Why cities must confront place-less power
Decisions are often taken far away from the places where the people affected by the decisions live. This detachment of power and place creates problems, says emeritus professor Robin Hambleton. In an opinion piece for Eurocities he argues that cities need far more power to act to tackle challenges like the COVID-19 recovery, climate change and growing inequalities.
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Cities on the frontline of managing the crisis
"Cities have been on the front lines in stepping up policy responses and emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis," reflects Silvia Ganzerla, ahead of a an online discussion this week on how cities can build back better.
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Digital rights in the COVID-19 era
Around the world, cities have stepped up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing changes to our daily lives. Developing better resilience against future threats, including pandemics, has become a core concern for many city administrations.
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Riders on the storm
The virus has now taken priority among people’s preoccupations but as cities we have been responding to these other crisis for a while: raising inequalities; poverty and discrimination; a roaring climate emergency; underinvestment in our health systems, education and in so many other public services and goods; institutional disenchantment and governance gaps.
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EU budget and recovery – Reclaiming the future for cities
Cities were hit hardest by the corona pandemic - Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence and vice-president of Eurocities, declares a state of social and economic emergency for his city and many others across Europe.
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The path to paradise begins in hell
As Eurocities we have been placing the recovery needs of our cities at the centre of our work from day one.
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The three Rs
The crisis has offered a few lessons and whatever recovery strategies are rolled out they will need to be socially and environmentally responsible.
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Love in the time of cho…rona
COVID 19 is demonstrating the importance of relocalising as much as possible to the city level.
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Always with dignity
Poznan's plan to tackle homelessness comes hand in hand with an open attitude where the city should belong to everyone.
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A fair chance for all cities
Warsaw's mayor, Rafał Trzaskowski, is fighting to ensure cities have the resources they need to improve the lives of citizens.
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