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Gijon pledges to the European Pillar of Social Rights
Gijon is the latest city joining the EUROCITIES campaign 'Inclusive Cities for All: Social Rights in My City'. Gijon's Mayor, Ana Gonzalez Rodriguez, signed a strong pledge to gender equality, which is principle 2 of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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publication date: 08-04-2020
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COVID-19: Cities call for European solidarity
Mayors of big cities across Europe call for cross-border solidarity during the corona crisis. In a joint statement of the network EUROCITIES, they urge strong collaboration between all levels of government.
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publication date:
01-04-2020
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- culture
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- environment
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COVID-19: Cities call for European solidarity
Mayors of big cities across Europe call for cross-border solidarity during the corona crisis. In a joint statement of the network EUROCITIES, they urge strong collaboration between all levels of government.
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publication date: 01-04-2020
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- culture
- economy
- environment
- knowledge society
- mobility
EUROCITIES reaction to the Covid-19 emergency
Across Europe, our cities are collaborating to urgently learn from each other’s responses and deal with the crisis in the most effective way.
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publication date:
01-04-2020
- economy
Takeaways from the EUROCITIES webinar on EU funding to fight coronavirus
This EUROCITIES webinar brought together a record of 175 representatives from 70 different cities across 20 countries in Europe to discuss with the European Commission how cities can access and use the EU funding under the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative.
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publication date: 01-04-2020
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Apply now for EU grants on social innovation
The European Social Catalyst Fund (ESCF) is an initiative designed to have significant impact on some of Europe’s most pressing social challenges. The objective of the ESCF is to bring together public and private resources to improve social services to enable people who need support to live as valued and participating members of their communities.
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publication date: 23-03-2020
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- culture
Lyon- Let there be light! Cultural heritage and light management
Lyon has for a long time an outstanding relationship with light as an urban issue and tool. The city of Lyon realised in the early 1990s that it could amplify its cultural and heritage offer by working with the medium that brings that culture to people, and since then Lyon has been at the forefront of cities experimenting with light. Light has changed the image of the city, increased its attractiveness and transformed its nocturnal landscape over the years.
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publication date:
12-03-2020
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Commission 100 days: 'Get things done with cities'
Major European cities have offered the European Commission to join forces in key areas like climate change, digital transformation and social inclusion. “A closer cooperation with cities will enable faster progress,” said Anna Lisa Boni, secretary general of the cities network EUROCITIES, in a statement after the first hundred days of the Commission. “Cities are needed to get things done.”
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publication date: 09-03-2020
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Cities are leading the way to gender equality
Ahead of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Commission announced the first-ever Gender Equality Strategy at EU level.
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publication date: 06-03-2020
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- knowledge society
22 cities call for stronger European regulation of holiday rental platforms
Many European cities are struggling to manage the continuous growth of Short Term Holiday Rentals offered by online platforms.
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publication date: 04-03-2020