European cities respond to the coronavirus crisis

In the Turkish city of Pendik, police go shopping for the elderly who have to stay at home. London has reserved 300 hotel rooms for homeless people to help them self-isolate, to protect themselves and others against infection. And Barcelona makes advance payments for artists whose shows have been postponed.

Localising Europe

ROCK cities provide inspiring ideas to ensure better access to cultural heritage

Accessibility is connected to all the aspects that determine the possibility to fully participate in urban life: overcoming physical and economic barriers, perception of safety, equal access to institutions, cultural productions, participation and empowerment of citizens, information and opportunities

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.”

EUROCITIES fighting gender inequality with culture

How is the culture and the creative sector contributing to more gender equality in cities?

Cultural heritage in Action: join our community of practice!

We are thrilled to launch Cultural Heritage in Action, a peer-learning programme for local and regional policy makers to exchange knowledge on cultural heritage, with a focus on participatory governance, adaptive reuse and quality of interventions on heritage.

Join EUROCITIES new working group on children and young people

EUROCITIES is delighted to announce the creation of a new cross-forum working group that will focus on ‘children and young people’. From cultural engagement to health and well-being the working group will work across all EUROCITIES forums, focusing on the varied aspects of children and young people in our cities

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.

The ideal cultural and creative city in Europe is a mix of 7 cities

The second edition of the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor shows how well 190 cities in 30 European countries perform on a range of measures describing the ‘Cultural Vibrancy’, the ‘Creative Economy’ and the ‘Enabling Environment’ of a city.

Cultural participation in Europe

The 2019 edition of Culture statistics was recently published by EUROSTAT and presents comparable data on culture available in the EU-28, EFTA and enlargement countries.