50 cities sign Declaration on citizens engagement

50 cities have now adopted the EUROCITIES Declaration on citizens' engagement, demonstrating their commitment to create a Europe where people come first and citizens have a role in new forms of participatory democracy.

The European Commission publishes their first Draft Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI in Europe

URBACT III call for Action Planning open!

URBACT released its final URBACT III call for Action Planning networks on January 7th. The focus is on collaborative networks of cities to co-design integrated action plans on urban poverty, mobility, digital transitions etc.

Second mayors summit announced

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) selects Knowledge and Innovation Communities in Manifacturing and Urban Mobility

Investment in Smart cities: EIP-SCC Matchmaking session at the Smart City World Expo 2018 in Barcelona

Common statement Digital Transition Partnership, EUROCITIES, OASC, CEMR: 'Cities need strong support for digital transition in the next long-term budget'

EUROCITIES launches citizens panels initiative

Following the success of our 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' campaign, we are keeping dialogue about the future of Europe going by organising citizen consultations in 20 cities.

European Commission call for speakers to present evidence on social investment

The European Commission's Social Situation Monitor (SSM) team has launched a call for abstracts for an oral presentation at an EU seminar on social investment that will take place in Brussels, in late January/early February 2019, depending on speakers’ availability.

What do two data officers have to say about GDPR?

With the Smart City Expo World Congress currently taking place in Barcelona, we wanted to delve into one of the hot smart city topics that EUROCITIES will be exploring in more detail with our members in the coming months.