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The city and Métropole of Lyon are working closely together to make the city greener, more sustainable, and more liveable for its residents, as well as shift the mobility split share in favour of active modes and public transport.
3 minute readSabrina Janz explains what drives her to prevent and combat loneliness in her hometown of Dortmund.
5 minute readOn 17-19 April, Rotterdam brought together the members of the Eurocities Digital Forum, putting digital inclusion at the top of the European agenda.
7 minute readAcross Europe, cities are important in providing sustainable integration pathways for migrants and creating welcoming societies for all.
4 minute readMayor of Leipzig, Burkhard Jung, will represent major European cities in the coming two years, as President of Eurocities. He succeeds the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, and is joined by the Mayor of Ghent, Mathias De Clercq, who will become the network’s Vice President.
3 minute readAhead of next year's European elections, the first Eurocities Pulse survey - which collected results from 92 mayors in 28 European countries - has uncovered the major trends, challenges and priorities that shape urban affairs in 2023. Top of the bill for over half of Europe's mayors is climate action.
5 minute readHow can cities tackle major global challenges such as climate change, migration and inequality? From 12 - 15 June, the Brussels Urban Summit will bring together representatives from 600 cities worldwide to discuss how to implement a sustainable and liveable urban future.
2 minute readAlex Godson, Sinéad Mullins and Brooke Flanagan each take on new roles as Directors at Eurocities from today.
2 minute readThe Mayors' Digital Assembly is the political advisory body which provides strategic orientation to the Living-in.EU movement.
4 minute readThe European Commission reached a deal with Germany that bodes well for the future phase out of fossil fuelled vehicles. Eurocities welcomes the agreement, but remains concerned about attempts to water down the initiative.
3 minute readThe Portuguese city scooped up the European Mobility Week 2022 prize at an award ceremony in Ghent. Polish municipalities network Metropolia GZM walked away with the newly-created Mobility Action award. Five Ukrainian cities were also praised for their sustainable mobility actions in war time.
3 minute readA new Eurocities statement commits cities to continue empowering women at a time when more women are being put at risk of poverty and social exclusion due to the rising cost of living.
3 minute readA free to use open-source ‘data schema’ for algorithm registers in cities has been tried and tested by nine cities over the last six months, and can now be adopted by others.
2 minute readMayors from the Eurocities network have penned an open letter calling for urgent action to be taken to unlock the investment potential of cities.
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