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73 cities are ready to involve, inspire and impact!
It is time to change the way politics is done in Europe, and cities can play a key role in building a more citizens-focused society.
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publication date: 19-04-2018
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Cities4Europe - Interview with the Mayor of Oulu and the Mayor of Strasbourg
The Mayor of Oulu, Päivi Laajala and the Mayor of Strasbourg Roland Ries have answered our questions on the 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' campaign.
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publication date: 17-04-2018
EUROCITIES meets Commissioner Thyssen to discuss working together to implement European Pillar of Social Rights
On 13 April, the mayor of Ghent and president of EUROCITIES, Daniël Termont and deputy mayor of Barcelona and chair of the social affairs forum, Laia Ortiz met with Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Marianne Thyssen, to discuss how cities and the European Commission can work together on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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publication date: 16-04-2018
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Supporting social entrepreneurs for social impact
On 11 April, EUROCITIES spoke at Euclid Summit 2018 ‘Growing ecosystems for social impact: everyone’s responsible’ opened by Pauline Krikke the Mayor of The Hague, during the keynote conversation on cities for social change; presenting the key learnings from our report on the role of cities in promoting social entrepreneurship.
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publication date: 16-04-2018
Cities partner up with the Commission to make social rights a reality for all
EUROCITIES president and the chair of its social affairs forum met with EU Commissioner Marianne Thyssen today to discuss progress and opportunities to collaborate on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, one year after its launch. To implement the pillar at the local level, cities need better access to EU financial support, more room for social innovation and more space to meaningfully participate in EU policy-making related to the pillar.
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publication date:
13-04-2018
Cities share good practices and deliver key messages at the EU Roma Week
The week 9-12 April marked the third edition of the EU Roma Week organised by the European Parliament and European Commission to celebrate the International Roma Day. During four days, policy-makers, experts, activists and civil society organisations met in Brussels to celebrate Roma culture and to debate the future of the EU Roma framework. EUROCITIES was an official partner and brought three cities (Barcelona, Ghent and Rome) to share their good practices of Roma inclusion from the...
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publication date: 13-04-2018
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Barcelona adopts ambitious strategy to reduce inequalities
On 9 April, the Barcelona City Council adopted the Barcelona Strategy for Inclusion and Reducing Inequalities. This is a 10-year strategy that will run until 2027. The strategy won the votes of all parties in the city council and the support of all social partners and civil society.
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publication date: 12-04-2018
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Forums and working groups organigram 2018
This is the organigram of the forums and working groups in 2018
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publication date:
11-04-2018
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Cities4Europe - Teaser video!
EUROCITIES is pleased to release the teaser video of the 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' campaign.
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publication date: 10-04-2018
Lille Metropole’s innovative way to tackle long-term unemployment is to create jobs
Lille Metropole is experimenting an innovative way to tackle long term unemployment, following a call from the French government to launch such pilots in local communities with long-term unemployment ('Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée').
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publication date: 09-04-2018