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Mayor König Jerlmyr: “I believe there is no better place than Stockholm for talented women to thrive”
Stockholm, besides being the capital city of Sweden and the economic centre of Scandinavia, is one of the most successful metropolitan areas in Europe thanks to its commitment to sustainability and its attractiveness to talent and investment. It is also one of the...
Music and sports as signs of better days ahead of Italy
Winning the EURO 2020 Championship was for many Italians a symbol of rebirth and one of the hopeful signs of better days ahead for the country who suffered a lot during coronavirus pandemic. A couple of months before this victory, Italy received an unexpected boost...
Helsinki’s second local sustainable development report available online
The City of Helsinki has submitted its second Voluntary Local Review (VLR) on the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) to the United Nations. This time the review was published in the form of a website in order to include more examples of and linkages to...
Europeans consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world
A new Eurobarometer survey shows that European citizens believe climate change is the single most serious problem facing the world. More than nine out of ten people surveyed consider climate change to be a serious problem (93%), with almost eight out of ten (78%)...
Tallinn has fourth cleanest urban air in Europe
European Environment Agency's data showed that City of Tallinn ranked fourth in Europe in terms of urban air quality. They compared cities with over 50,000 residents which have air pollution monitoring stations. Tallinn followed Umea in Sweden; Tampere in Finland and...
Political agreement on new Common Agricultural Policy: fairer, greener, more flexible
The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy introduces a fairer, greener, more animal friendly and flexible CAP. Higher environmental and climate ambitions, aligned with Green Deal...
Mayor Vallo awarded the people who contributed to form a better city for everyone
After a one-year break, mayor of Bratislava Matúš Vallo, awarded important personalities of Bratislava who contributed to form a better city through their actions and ideas. Every resident and inhabitant of Bratislava who made an exceptional contribution to Bratislava...
Toulouse Atractiveness agency: best way for achieving a fast and quality economic recovery
After more than one year of Covid pandemic, the recovery is the most important topic in all the cities around the world. Toulouse is working hard on all the ideas on how they can achieve it in a fast and quality way. Mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc said on social...
Mayor’s impact on education system
There is nothing that defines a city more than the quality of their school system, which is the foundation for successful communities. Education is more than just “schooling” and should always be every city’s top priority. The economic vitality of the cities and...