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Cities need EU and national support to deliver lower urban speeds
European cities are proving that lower urban speeds save lives and create safer, healthier and more liveable streets. But cities need EU and national support to deliver Vision Zero.
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Investing in Europe starts with cities: Ghent’s neighbourhood-first lesson
New ESPON URDICO research shows how EU funding is helping the city of Ghent connect climate action, housing, mobility and social inclusion. Ghent's experience demonstrates that EU investment works best when cities are directly involved in shaping funding around local needs.
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From ad hoc response to strategic resilience: how cities prepare for migration and population change
Housing, participation, communication and trust: how cities are moving from crisis response to resilient inclusion strategies.
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The future of the European Social Fund is at stake
The first episode of Eurocities' new podcast series, 'Cities with no margins', examines the future of ESF+ and why cities must have a stronger voice in social funding.
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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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Nardella: Cohesion must remain robust despite strong headwinds
A joint declaration signed today, by members of the Cohesion Alliance, calls on European policy makers to keep Cohesion Policy as the most important investment policy in places and people.
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André Sobczak starts as new Secretary General at Eurocities
Eurocities new Secretary General, André Sobczak, offers a new direction for the network, while remaining aware of all the achievements to date.
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On Ukraine visit, mayors pledge sustainable rebuilding
Mayors from European cities were in Kyiv on Friday 19 August to sign a political agreement to support the sustainable rebuilding of Ukrainian cities. The local leaders personally introduced the plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to their Kyiv counterpart, Vitali Klitschko.
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Top city prizes at Eurocities Awards 2022
Donostia-San Sebastian, Munich and Grenoble Alpes Metropole have scooped the top prizes at the Eurocities Awards 2022.
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Help – not hinder – public transport’s ability to deliver Green Deal goals
Transport and local government groups - including Eurocities - call on the European Commission not to disrupt public transport efforts to serve general interests and achieve sustainable mobility goals.
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300 city leaders call on European leaders to stop financing the war in Ukraine
Mayors of German, French, British, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Hungarian and other European cities have called for an immediate full embargo on Russian oil, gas and coal.
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Cohesion vital to cope with fallout of ongoing crisis
EU institutions and national governments must ensure that all EU policies contribute to tackle economic and social gaps in cities and regions.
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