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publication date : 19-11-2020
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Eurocities has moved
Eurocities has a new website.
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publication date : 01-09-2020
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EU urban partnership on culture and cultural heritage develops concrete actions – open public consultation
Culture and cultural heritage significantly contribute to the quality of life in the European cities. But how to protect heritage and develop it at the same time? And how to make the most of its social, economic and ecological value? The Partnership for Culture and Cultural Heritage of the Urban Agenda for the EU offers interested public a voice in the development of its future actions.
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publication date : 20-08-2020
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Highlights from our WG Children meeting online - cities united to mitigate COVID-19 impact on children
From the disruption of their schooling to their social skills and mental health and well-being, the pandemic has had a strong impact on children and young people. Home-schooling has deepened the inequalities in education and training. Child poverty is increasing in cities and the poorest are the hardest hit. These are some of the conclusions from the recent WG Children meeting held online on 10 July 2020.
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publication date : 15-07-2020
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publication date : 13-07-2020
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UIA 5th Call for Proposals has ended with 11 new projects
The Urban Innovative Actions' (UIA) 5th Call for Proposals has ended with 11 new projects of which 4 are from EUROCITIES members.
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publication date : 09-07-2020
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European consultation on digital for cultural heritage
The European Commission is evaluating one of the main policy instruments on digitisation: online access and digital preservation of cultural heritage material. The aim of this consultation is to gather the views of citizens, competent authorities in the Member States, national and regional cultural heritage institutions, international organisations, concerned stakeholder umbrella organisations. Your participation and feedback to this consultation will help the European Commission shape...
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publication date : 23-06-2020
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Call for experts to support European Capitals of Culture
The ‘Capacity Building for European Capitals of Culture’ project is seeking professionals from a variety of disciplines to join its pool of experts. This expert group will help bridge gaps in skills in the implementing teams of European Capitals of Culture.
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publication date : 17-06-2020
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Riders on the storm
In these challenging times, I feel we are “riders on the storm”, like the Doors sang. The deconfinement measures seem to have brought life progressively back to normal and the numbers look better. However, I think “there’s a killer [still] on the road” and the storm is not over. Actually, I believe the pandemic has only exposed the many storms we were riding on already pre-COVID and made them both more visible and worse.
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publication date : 17-06-2020
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Recovery – Mayors call for a new pact between the EU and cities
Cities want to play an active role in Europe’s recovery after the corona pandemic. Mayors of major European cities have offered a 'new pact between the EU and city leadership' to overcome the impacts of the crisis. In meetings with the European Commission’s Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioners Paolo Gentiloni and Johannes Hahn on Friday, organised by Eurocities, the mayors proposed to involve city governments more in the EU recovery programmes and demanded direct...
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publication date : 12-06-2020