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City Hero: Alessandro Ghinelli, building culture, peace and cooperation
Alessandro Ghinelli, Mayor of Arezzo, has spent over a decade showing how a city drive change beyond its walls. Through culture, solidarity and city diplomacy, he has turned Arezzo into a place of connection, with Europe, the world, and communities facing crisis.
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Dusseldorf’s Ariadne shelter is creating a safe place for women
Dusseldorf’s Ariadne initiative is creating safe, welcoming spaces for women experiencing homelessness, combining shelter, counselling, healthcare and practical support.
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Istanbul’s Ayamama Life Valley brings a stream corridor back to life
Istanbul’s Ayamama Life Valley initiative shows how cities can transform neglected, flood-prone infrastructure into green spaces that restore nature and reconnect communities. It has created a new model for climate resilience in one of Europe’s densest urban areas.
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Rotterdam’s circular textile fibre recycling ecosystem
Rotterdam is building one of Europe's most ambitious circular textile ecosystems, connecting cities across West Netherlands to tackle the full lifecycle of textiles.
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Stockholm’s Neighbourhood Mothers turning isolation into integration
Arriving in a new country is rarely straightforward, but for many migrant women in Stockholm, it can mean isolation, uncertainty, and navigating unfamiliar systems. Stockholm’s Neighbourhood Mothers initiative is changing that.
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In Manchester, climate action is “In Our Nature”
Manchester’s In Our Nature programme shows how climate action can become part of everyday life, from saving money to improving wellbeing and community connections. Working through trusted local voices, the city is making climate action practical, inclusive and unmistakably Mancunian.
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City Hero: Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, a pioneer for climate action
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmo, has helped turn the city into a leading example of inclusive climate action. Her leadership shows how cities can drive the green transition while keeping affordability, equality and people’s everyday lives at the centre.
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Paris is planting the seeds for a greener city
Paris is turning schoolyards, streets and neighbourhoods into greener, safer places where children reconnect with nature every day. Through its Oasis Schoolyards programme, the city is making climate resilience a matter of social justice for every child.
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Milan as a driver of EU social policy delivery
From early childhood education to housing support, Milan shows how EU social funding helps cities deliver practical solutions, support vulnerable groups and build inclusive communities.
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Glasgow’s Period Dignity Project
Glasgow’s Period Dignity Project ensures free, accessible period products for anyone in need. The project is reducing stigma, tackling poverty, and has even influenced Scotland’s national legislation.
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Oulu’s Sustainable Future Learning Stream turns strategy into action
Oulu is turning climate strategy into everyday action through a lifelong learning model that reaches citizens from early childhood to adulthood.
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Holding the food transition together: city strategies in uncertain times
Grenoble-Alpes Metropole’s food and agriculture strategy is helping keep a complex transition on track, even as budgets shrink and political priorities shift.
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Baia Mare’s ambitious blueprint for urban excellence
The city of Baia Mare, one of Eurocities' newest members, is driving innovative projects focused on cultural preservation, sustainable regeneration and improving life for all residents.
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Nordic cooperation: why Stockholm’s bus revolution matters for Europe
Stockholm has already gone green, now it’s going electric. Here’s how the region’s procurement model can help Europe speed up zero‑emission buses.
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