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  • Policy papers

    People make cities

    In the context of the Conference of the Future of Europe, a new Eurocities study shares data on participative democracy in cities.

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    Trends and challenges in cultural heritage

    How can cities involve local people in governing cultural heritage, merge it with other policy areas and leverage it to help us through the Covid recovery? This new publication will serve as a guide.

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  • Policy papers

    Build better for climate neutral cities

    The forthcoming revisions of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive represents a major opportunity to build better for climate neutral cities, as shared in a new Eurocities position.

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  • Policy papers

    Full stop: fossil-fuelled mobility in cities

    The transport sector needs to cut its emissions drastically to meet Europe’s climate ambitions. A new position paper from Eurocities set out top recommendations for how to get there.

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    Stronger urban policy in the EU and China

    The Chinese word ‘市‘, ‘shì’, translates only loosely into English as ‘city’, but despite differences, European and Chinese cities face many of the same policy-making challenges. Here are the tools to meet those challenges.

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    Circular textiles: making fashion more sustainable

    A new position paper by Eurocities calls for greater emphasis on circular textiles, to ensure sustainable design for repair, reuse and recycling.

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    Volunteering for integration across Europe

    Now with one click, you can explore how cities and volunteers are working together for migrant integration across Europe.

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  • Policy papers

    Future-proofing urban waste water

    Eurocities shares recommendations on the management of urban waste water, especially in the context of new challenges stemming from climate change and new contaminants entering the water system.

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    How can cities ensure resilient labour markets?

    The Covid-19 outbreak altered the patterns of the world of work and had a strong social economic impact at local level. Cities have designed emergency responses to support job retention, as well as long term measures for an inclusive and fast recovery.

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    The city of tomorrow

    Welcome to ‘Eurocity’, a place made of the best actions of real cities all over Europe. The animated online report ‘Reinventing cities’ shows how cities work for a better future.

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