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Call for external evaluator on impact - Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme
We are looking for an external evaluator to assess the impact of the EUROCITIES mutual learning activities under the Employment and Social Inclusion (EaSI) operating grant 2019.
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publication date: 22-05-2019
EUROCITIES presents to Council of Europe good practices from cities on Roma housing inclusion
EUROCITIES was invited to present good practices from cities on preventing evictions and securing access to adequate housing at the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller Civil Society that took place on 11-12 April in Strasbourg.
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publication date: 08-05-2019
Save the date for our autumn Social Affairs Forum in Warsaw
Our Social Affairs Forum will meet in Warsaw on 22-24 October to discuss how to ensure social inclusion and well-being for all ages in view of building inclusive cities for all people.
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publication date: 08-05-2019
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Our ‘Inclusive Cities for All’ initiative continues – Join NOW with your city pledge!
This February, EUROCITIES launched a new initiative 'Inclusive cities for all: Social rights in my city' and we announced the first 21 city pledges at a high-level political event at the European Parliament. The pledges bring a total investment of over €4.32 billion from cities over the next 5 years to fight poverty and social exclusion by delivering the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights at local level.
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publication date: 07-05-2019
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- economy
- environment
- knowledge society
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EUROCITIES city leaders agenda for Europe
EUROCITIES ‘city leaders agenda for Europe’ is a wake up call for those who care about Europe. We believe that urban and European challenges are strongly connected, and that there is a need for a deeper partnership between different levels of government to meet common challenges.
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publication date:
02-05-2019
15 cities learn from Toulouse how to support Roma to access adequate housing
How can cities support Roma to move out of camps into adequate housing? This is what 35 local policy-makers and practitioners on homelessness and Roma inclusion from 15 European cities addressed during a policy transfer study visit to Toulouse. Representatives from the Council of Europe and the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights also took part in the meeting.
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publication date: 19-04-2019
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Bologna is 22nd city to sign pledge to the EU Pillar of Social Rights
Bologna became the 22nd city to sign a pledge to the European Pillar of Social Rights. Mayor Virginio Merola signed a strong commitment to principle 2 on gender equality and principle 19 on housing.
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publication date: 16-04-2019
Key takeaways from our first-ever EUROCITIES Social Innovation Lab
The first-ever Social Innovation Lab of EUROCITIES took place on 25-27 March 2019 in Glasgow. Over 120 city politicians, officers and change makers (social enterprises and foundations) from over 50 cities in Europe joined forces to pilot a new way of working for ‘Making Inclusive Cities through Social Innovation’.
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publication date: 02-04-2019
Open Access Government: A social challenge for Europe
Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, EUROCITIES explains why the fight against poverty and social exclusion is a social challenge for Europe
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publication date:
28-03-2019
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- environment
- knowledge society
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A wake up call for those who care about Europe
It is a critical time for Europe, ahead of the European elections. The success or failure of the European project will be decided in and by our cities’ ability to shape and implement policy locally.
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publication date: 21-03-2019