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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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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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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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