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From disaster to design: cities and climate resilience
Cities have plans and experience. New research shows how the Climate Resilience Framework can close the gap between ambition and delivery.
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How European cities are making AI work for people
As AI becomes part of everyday urban life, cities are asking not just what the technology can do, but how it can improve people’s lives. From data spaces to digital skills, local governments are building the trust, tools and safeguards needed to make AI work for everyone.
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Making automated mobility work for European cities and people
Automated vehicles deliver the most public value when they extend the transport network rather than compete with it.
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No cities, no delivery: the battle over the EU’s next budget
Cities warn EU leaders: without a real role in the next 7‑year EU budget, Europe risks failing on climate, housing and competitiveness.
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Oulu and Sant Boi de Llobregat selected first Co-Chairs of the Mayors Digital Assembly
The Mayors' Digital Assembly is the political advisory body which provides strategic orientation to the Living-in.EU movement.
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On combustion engines, a sigh of relief for cities?
The 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.
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And the winner is…Braga!
The 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.
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Mayors take action on women’s rights
A 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.
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Nine cities set standards for the transparent use of Artificial Intelligence
A 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.
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Mayors make five demands for effective EU economic governance
Mayors 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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Generators of hope: city-to-city relief for Ukraine
“Generators of hope” - a campaign launched today by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities – will bring practical aid to people in Ukraine, by delivering a massive supply of power generators at a time of urgent need.
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COP 27: Local governments must be empowered to deliver climate agreement
On the occasion of the Solutions Day at COP27, the European Committee of the Regions, Eurocities, ICLEI, and others, call on national governments, the Parties and international organisations to fully support local and regional authorities in delivering climate action on the ground
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Antwerp, Pesaro, Vantaa, Warsaw and Zagreb pledge inclusion
On the evening of 16 November 2022, at the 10th edition of the Integrating Cities Conference in Utrecht, the cities of Antwerp, Pesaro, Vantaa, Warsaw and Zagreb signed the Integrating Cities Charter, joining the 42 cities in this initiative.
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Cities demand a “bold and unified European response to the energy crisis”
Mayors from across the Eurocities network have sent an open letter to EU Heads of State and Government on tackling the energy crisis and implementing RePowerEU.
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