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When public money runs low
Cities face funding challenges for climate action. Valladolid’s blend of subsidies, EPC and soft loans shows how innovative financing can drive energy transition, reduce costs, and engage communities.
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New MEPs bring city government experience to Brussels
One in three newly elected MEPs bring experience from city governments, reflecting a growing urban influence in EU policymaking. These 'urban champions' embody cities' vision for EU policies that prioritise local challenges. Read our new analysis.
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Mastering accessibility – the Viennese inspiration
Vienna won the 2025 Access City Award, recognising its ongoing efforts to improve the lives of persons with disabilities.
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Urban Digital Twins: Transforming city planning
Urban Digital Twins are revolutionising city planning. New training from Eurocities and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center is showing city officials how this technology can address major challenges like climate change and mobility.
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Urban Pioneers: Malmo’s Skateboarding Coordinator
The latest article in our Urban Pioneers series interviews Malmo's skateboarding coordinator. How can skateboarding enhance urban life, advocating for designs that accommodate and celebrate this vibrant subculture?
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Eurocities welcomes ten new Social Heroes in 2023
Ten cities have joined others in committing explicitly to the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2023, emphasising their role in creating a fairer Europe.
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Cities are building the social Europe of tomorrow
Over three days, city representatives from all around Europe focused on empowering vulnerable groups following the multiple crises cities have faced in recent years, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, spikes in food and energy prices, migration, and climate-related disasters.
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Urban Pioneers: Officer for Basic Research in Women´s Issues in Vienna
Explore Vienna's gender equality strides with Ricarda Goetz-Preisner in our first Urban Pioneers interview on empowering women city-wide.
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Addressing social challenges: A conversation with Renaud Payre, Vice President of Lyon Metropole
One week ahead of the Eurocities Social Affairs Forum, which is taking place in Lyon on 6-10 November 2023, Eurocities talked with Renaud Payre, Vice President of Lyon Metropole and responsible for Housing and Urban Policy.
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How urban leadership is paving the way against food insecurity
The issue of food insecurity is one of the most pressing challenges of our age, writes Jérémy Camus, Vice-President of Lyon Métropole. If it is to keep the promises of the European Green Deal, the EU must develop ambitious sustainable food legislation.
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Rennes takes the lead in European migrant reception
Rennes needs one million signatures for its European Citizens Initiative by April 2024. The city demands reception standards in the member states regarding food, health, housing, education and work for asylum seekers.
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Bratislava’s transition from emergency to integration
Since early 2022, Bratislava has taken in 34,865 refugees, representing 7% of the city’s population, including more than 10,100 children. How is the city transitioning from emergency responses to long-term integration strategies?
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In conversation with Arnis Gulbis, Director of Riga Digital Agency
Ahead of next week's Digital Forum meeting, we sat down with Arnis Gulbis, director of Riga Digital Agency, to discuss the city's smart city journey.
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