Influencing innovation across Europe

Are you following the EUROCITIES campaign, '100 days, 100 ways'? Read on to discover examples of innovation from cities across Europe.

7 learnings from the project ‘Accelerating Change for Social Inclusion’

After three years of implementation in Athens, Barcelona, Lisbon, Rotterdam and Stockholm, the Accelerating Change for Social Inclusion (ACSI) project has closed a first phase, leaving a set of powerful learnings to improve similar initiatives in the future.

EU-China cooperation for inclusive and sustainable development

The creation of socially integrative and inclusive cities should become a cornerstone of EU-China cooperation on sustainability. sustainable urban development and the elaboration of comprehensive strategies for socially integrative and inclusive cities should be placed as a permanent topic on the agenda of EU-China policy dialogues.

Join EUROCITIES initiative 'Inclusive Cities for All: Social Rights in My City'

Is your city pursuing inclusive policies? Do you work to ensure social rights for all people in your city? Then join our initiative 'Inclusive Cities for All: Social Rights in My City’.

Highlights working group ‘Urban Ageing’

The working group ‘Urban Ageing’ met in Ghent, on 19-20 November 2019, to learn from Ghent's development and implementation of age-friendly policies in the city.

WEBINAR - European Green Deal (16 January 2020)

Highlights from WG employment critical friend review on skills mismatch and development of 21st century skills

On 14-15 November, EUROCITIES working group on employment meet in Ghent to learn and exchange views on Ghent’s strategic approach on tackling the skills mismatch and develop 21st century skills. The city has shared its practice with 20 participants form 9 cities (Bristol, Lille Metropole, Madrid, Lyon, Barcelona, Gijon, Stockholm and Twente). The discussions were focused on the key challenges, success factors and lessons learnt in tackling skills mismatch and developing 21st century...

Roundtable on rising inequalities and segregation in European cities - General Directors of Social Affairs meeting, in Amsterdam, on 23-24 January 2020

Save the date for the Roundtable of General Directors of Social Affairs on 23-24 January in Amsterdam! The meeting will focus on the ‘rising inequalities and segregation in European cities’.

Cities collaborate to develop effective integrated city plan for Roma inclusion in Braga

“Everyone has prejudices. The problem is when we don’t do anything about it” states Vanessa Matos, Roma community animator in Braga.

Let there be light: cultural heritage and light management in Lyon

In Lyon, urban lighting is closely embedded in the whole urban landscape and is part of the city’s heritage.