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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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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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A will and a way
Ghent is stepping up in its ambitions to become carbon neutral by 2050 and its mayor believes others should take note.
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Fighting illiberalism
Elected only a few months ago, Budapest's new mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has been working with allies to stand up for cities in Europe.
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Influencing innovation across Europe
Cohesion policy brings many benefits to cities. We caught up with Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, to hear his thoughts.
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“We are the Pragma Party”
Why would the European Commission give cities a seat at the table? Our secretary general, Anna Lisa Boni, speaks to goal 12 of our 100 days campaign.
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EDF Munich Keynote Speech by Philip McCann
Following from the exciting EDF in Munich, held on 16-18 October, we have now made the keynote speaker Philip McCann's speech available online for all!
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Interview with Clemens Baumgärtner
At Eurocities Economic Development Forum in Munich, we took a moment to hear from Munich City Council.
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