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Gender equality - 24.05.2018
Stopping violence against women
Sweden is developing many good practices to combat violence against women. Could you apply them in your town or region? You can draw inspiration from the case study published by the European Parliament on this issue. -
Air quality - 17.05.2018
Update the WHO air quality database
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) urban air quality database is currently being updated. If you are an official air quality data provider at local or regional level, you can use this template to submit data -
Sustainability - 15.05.2018
Nominate who you think deserves the Roger Léron Award for sustainable energy
The Roger Léron Award aims to acknowledge the determination of an individual and their impressive contributions to sustainable energy at local and regional level in Europe. You can nominate the person of your choice until 31 May. -
Smart cities - 14.05.2018
Are you making the most of how smart your citizens are?
CEMR and Smarticipate are organising a conference on smart cities and citizen participation on 29 May. Come over and discover the role digital tools can play in transforming local governance. See the programme for more details. -
Sustainability - 04.05.2018
Show your town or region’s engagement at the European Sustainable Development Week
Why not showcase what your town or region does for sustainable development? Register to host an activity during the European Sustainable Development Week, taking place from 30 May until 5 June. -
Mobility - 02.05.2018
Good practice: how citizens are helping fix Brussels’ streets
With citizens’ input, it’s much easier for local governments to know what needs to be fixed in their streets. In Brussels, there’s an app for that: read all about it in this Cities Today article. -
Future of Europe - 27.04.2018
Sharing Europe: join us at the 70th anniversary of the Congress of the Hague
The European Movement International and the City of The Hague are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the famous Congress of the Hague, which lay the foundations for European integration. They want to “recreate the spirit of 1948” 70 years later: on 24-25 May 2018. Our Vice-President, Roulers councillor Luc Martens will be representing us there as a thought leader. This future-oriented event is a great opportunity to exchange with citizen movements, businesses and local governments from across Europe. -
Climate transition - 25.04.2018
New study praises Covenant of Mayors' impact on cities
How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Read the Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in EU28, in the Journal of Cleaner Production. This study praises the Covenant of Mayors for mobilising European local governments to plan and take action in the field of climate mitigation and adaptation. -
EWRC 2018 - 23.04.2018
European Week of Regions and Cities | Vote for the sessions you are the most interested in
Our personal tip: “Localising the social pillar: the role of local authorities in the EU Semester”, organised by CEMR (you can find it in the “Economic development, employment” cluster). You can vote until 27 April. To be clear: the rating results will not be binding but only indicative. They will help the organisers to better design the event.
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