participation
- knowledge society
Survey on digitalising social services
At the initiative of Barcelona and Amsterdam, we have launched a survey on digitalising social services.
news
publication date: 16-07-2020
- cooperation
Vienna adopts ambitious strategy for children and youth
Vienna's first children and youth strategy was adopted on 28 May 2020. The strategy aims to make Vienna the most child and youth-friendly city. Among other things, it will anchor a children's and youth budget of 1 million EUR for 2021 as well as a children's and youth parliament.
news
publication date: 15-07-2020
case study
publication date:
15-07-2020
- cooperation
- knowledge society
Five principles for citizen engagement
How do we reconnect with one another as we venture into the new normal? This question is currently being posed by people across our continent, as well as by national and EU level governments.
news
publication date: 09-07-2020
We need you! Looking for good practices examples on volunteering and migrants integration
EUROCITIES is looking to showcase good practices examples from its members on the themes of volunteering and migrant integration.
news
publication date: 09-07-2020
- cooperation
- economy
Glasgow signs a strong pledge on minimum income
Glasgow signed a strong pledge on minimum income in June 2020. This is the second pledge from Glasgow, reaffirming the city's commitment to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights, after the first pledge submitted in February 2019 on housing and assistance for the homeless (ESPR principle 19).
news
publication date: 24-06-2020
- cooperation
Take part in EUROCITIES survey: How are cities fighting child poverty?
The COVID-19 crisis has strongly affected children, especially children in precarious family situations, who were affected in terms of schooling, physical and mental health and well-being, and even nutrition (lacking the school lunches). Home-schooling has deepened the inequalities in education and training.
news
publication date: 24-06-2020
- knowledge society
Exit from Covid-19 crisis must be digital, local and work for all
The COVID-19 crisis in our cities is proving to us that a fair and rapid digital transition is not only possible, but also more necessary than ever before. Digital technologies have been key to ensuring the continuity of municipal services and to providing a humane and social response to the pandemic. But it has also exposed the stark inequalities that shape access to digital technologies and the protection of our data and digital rights.
news
publication date: 22-06-2020
Madrid signs a strong pledge to gender equality
Madrid signed a strong pledge to gender equality in June 2020. This is the third pledge from Madrid, reaffirming the city's commitment to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights, after the first two pledges in autumn 2018 on principle 4 'active support to employment' and principle 11 'childcare and support to children'.
news
publication date: 22-06-2020
Cities coming together for gender equality
Full gender equality is far from being achieved. On the contrary, the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential of setting back previous progress. It has had a disproportionate impact on women by: increasing the burden of their unpaid work at home; worsening their employment and economic standing; exacerbating the rates of domestic violence against women. The challenges at hand are clear across cities in the EU. This is why cities came together and discussed ways to counter discrimination and...
news
publication date: 18-06-2020
- cooperation
- culture
Cultural heritage leading urban futures - ROCK Open Knowledge Week
The ROCK project, in which EUROCITIES is a partner together with 10 member cities, invites you to join its Open Knowledge Week, a virtual journey and interactive online experience on an extremely timely topic: cultural heritage leading urban futures.
event
start date: 27-10-2020 end date: 30-10-2020