Resources
From case studies to methodologies and tools, learn from other cities’ experience.
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Report – Social Innovation Lab 2025
Cities are coming together to rethink how children grow up in urban Europe — and how local action can better support their rights and wellbeing.
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From corporate fleet to street: Decarbonising urban mobility across Europe
As the European Commission advances its initiative on corporate fleet decarbonisation, Eurocities sees a strategic opportunity to align fleet reform with cities’ climate, air quality, and mobility goals.
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Eurocities contribution to the consultation on the new Action Plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights
Europe is navigating an increasingly complex socio-economic landscape. Rising inflation and the cost of living,
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Housing for the common good: Rooting European efforts in local approaches
Across Europe, cities are grappling with an intensifying housing crisis.
This handbook presents practical approaches addressing key housing challenges, highlighting strategies that combine affordability, social inclusion, and sustainability.
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Empowering cities through Cohesion Policy
In this Eurocities policy statement, city leaders call for a strong, renewed Cohesion Policy in the next EU budget for 2028-2034, placing cities at the heart of EU investment and helping to deliver the upcoming EU Policy Agenda for Cities.
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City diplomacy in times of multiple crises – Trends, structures and opportunities
This policy brief from the City Diplomacy Lab, written by authors from Eurocities, the University of Lausanne, and the University of Melbourne, reveals that city diplomacy in Europe and across the world is becoming increasingly sophisticated, yet structural challenges continue to limit its effectiveness.
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EU Policy Agenda for Cities: What city leaders need
This policy statement states that the upcoming EU Policy Agenda for Cities must acknowledge cities’ critical role in addressing Europe’s most urgent challenges. It calls for an EU-cities partnership, built on long-term collaboration and providing cities with the resources, funding and regulatory frameworks they need to deliver on EU priorities.
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Reducing urban air pollution with new Ecodesign rules for solid-fuel heaters
Air pollution is responsible for 240,000 premature deaths annually across the EU making exposure to fine particulate matter a pressing public health emergency.
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Local governments must be involved in national Social Climate Plans
With just weeks until EU member states must submit their national Social Climate Plans, this report from the Local Alliance, including Eurocities, says most national governments are not properly consulting local authorities – despite clear obligations in the EU Social Climate Fund regulations.
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