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Housing rights: Utrecht’s challenges and solutions

Housing rights: Utrecht’s challenges and solutions

Utrecht is calling for funds to provide affordable housing to vulnerable people, the younger generation and the middle-class

11/03/2025

Utrecht is the fastest-growing city in The Netherlands, a place that strives to provide a high-quality life to its inhabitants. It is developing from a […]
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There’s no food security without local production

There’s no food security without local production

The new EU Vision for Agriculture and Food abandons the Farm to Fork strategy

03/03/2025

After the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture in 2024, the first exercise of this kind, the European Commission published on the 19th […]
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Revitalising historic urban areas: lessons from Brașov and Utrecht

Revitalising historic urban areas: lessons from Brașov and Utrecht

Get inspired by how these cities are fostering innovation while preserving their cultural identity

28/02/2025

How can a historic city preserve its authenticity while embracing contemporary change?  How can cities breathe new life into ex-industrial districts? At first glance, the […]
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Collaborating for 100% renewable cities

Collaborating for 100% renewable cities

Discover innovative partnerships to develop renewable energy in cities and towns at our Annual Forum in Besançon.

21/02/2025

In recent years, cities have taken significant steps to become more resilient, particularly in the way they are transforming their energy use.  This transition to […]
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Housing rights: Verona’s challenges and solutions

Housing rights: Verona’s challenges and solutions

Verona calls for legislation that allows cities to make targeted interventions to address the housing crisis

04/02/2025

Tourism, lack of funds and regulation, high housing demand. This is the mix that fuels the housing crisis in Verona, one of Italy’s most popular […]
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Driving the Green Deal: Lessons from EU cities’ experiments

Driving the Green Deal: Lessons from EU cities’ experiments

Learn from inspiring case studies on clean energy, circular economy, efficient renovations, and sustainable food systems

30/12/2024

How can we fulfill the Green Deal? From clean energy to circular economy; from efficient renovations to sustainable food systems, cities around Europe are designing […]
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Örebro’s Tamarinden neighbourhood reshapes energy laws in Sweden

Örebro’s Tamarinden neighbourhood reshapes energy laws in Sweden

Örebro leads by example as Sweden Supreme Administrative Court confirms tax-free energy sharing for its innovative neighbourhood.

12/12/2024

In a world where the energy transition is crucial, Örebro in Sweden is leading the way with Tamarinden – an innovative neighbourhood. Designed to be […]
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Local, sustainable food produced by Ghent’s citizens

Local, sustainable food produced by Ghent’s citizens

Peri-urban farming and forward-looking local land use policies are transforming the Flemish town into a role model

05/11/2024

Ghent has positioned itself as a pioneer in sustainable food systems, with peri-urban farming playing a central role in its urban food policy. The Gent […]
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Reduce Resource Use For A Fairer, Cleaner, And More Resilient Europe

Reduce Resource Use For A Fairer, Cleaner, And More Resilient Europe

Together with other 13 associations, we sent a briefing to the new MEPs urging them to take action

07/10/2024

“Emphasises that addressing resource scarcity requires reducing the extraction and use of resources and an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources.” […]
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Ads-free streets: let’s give public space back to citizens

Ads-free streets: let’s give public space back to citizens

Vice-President Philippe Guelpa-Bonaro shares with us Lyon Métropole’s experience in reducing advertising

27/08/2024

If we have regulations for tobacco and alcohol ads, why don’t we have one to limit the promotion of fossil fuel products and services? Why […]