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Barcelona adopts ambitious strategy to reduce inequalities

On 9 April, the Barcelona City Council adopted the Barcelona Strategy for Inclusion and Reducing Inequalities. This is a 10-year strategy that will run until 2027. The strategy won the votes of all parties in the city council and the support of all social partners and civil society.

Cities4Europe - Teaser video!

EUROCITIES is pleased to release the teaser video of the 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' campaign.

Connective Cities Dialogue Event - 7-9 May in Bonn

The city of Bonn together with the international exchange platform Connective Cities invites municipal practitioners to the Dialogue Event 'Inclusive cities: towards an urban and social development for all', to be held in Bonn on 7-9 May 2018.

European cities celebrate the International Roma Day on 8 April

On the occasion of the International Roma Day on 8 April, cities across Europe celebrate the Roma culture with activities to raise awareness about the issues facing Roma people.

European Commission takes first steps towards a more ‘social’ European Semester

The European Commission published in March the 2018 country reports that analyse the economic and social policy reforms in EU member states and identify EU-wide trends in terms of convergence. It is for the first time that the European Pillar of Social Rights is integrated into the country reports, which shows the Commission’s commitment to use the European Semester as a key tool to implement the pillar.

Get going! Tackling congestion in Europe and beyond - Registration open!

Cities are recognising that their success and their citizens’ well-being depend on reducing road traffic dominance and limiting the impacts of traffic congestion – CREATEing an inspiring, liveable and flourishing city, with easy access to the things that are important to people.

WG public services and public procurement - 5 June 2018, Brussels

New EUROCITIES report on lessons learned from cities experiences with the European Social Fund in 2014-2017

EUROCITIES carried out a survey to examine the experiences of cities with ESF during the first half of the funding period 2014-2020. We analysed the ESF practices of 32 cities from 13 EU member states. The survey collected evidence on the implementation of ESF in cities between 2014-2017 directly from city authorities. The responses fed into a comparative analysis to identify trends across cities and map good practices.

Access and quality of public services: A debate on improving quality of life

On 8 March 2018, Eurofound and the European Economic and Social Committee, will organize an event on the access and quality of public services. The debate will bring together up to 80 representatives of the social partners, EU institutions, national and regional representatives and civil society to discuss the findings from the European Quality of Life Survey 2016.