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?One-planet city?, European Green Capital and Energy Cities? forum host: Guim...
by Valentine Crosse
11 Dec 2025 at 8:35am
Sustainability lies at the core of Guimarăes' identity.
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Europe needs its cities if it wants to save democracy
by Allison Le Corre
9 Dec 2025 at 2:35am
Democracy is increasingly under threat in Europe, and the EU is struggling to respond. If they want to mount an effective defence of the rule of law, they must stop sidelining local governments and urgently focus on empowering cities.
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Cities? involvement in the EU?s Agenda for Cities should not be optional
by Daniele Sormani
4 Dec 2025 at 3:26am
A new policy Agenda for cities has been published by the European Commission, but without mandatory regional chapters and territorial approach in the next EU budget it will remain a dead letter.
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SPARKLE PORE? SCHOOL ? Community Energy
by Simona Aronica
2 Dec 2025 at 5:06am
When a community of citizens starts working together to produce, share, and benefit from renewable energy, they not only strengthen social cohesion and lower their [?]
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Social business models to address local energy poverty: six cities tell their...
by Miriam Eisermann
2 Dec 2025 at 4:17am
Imagine six places that set out to build their own social energy players – or at least a mindset for more collective and fair energy. [?]
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The fragile foundations of our democracies
by Claire Roumet
20 Nov 2025 at 6:17am
I could have written about the latest chapter in the European budget saga. You will find it below? or now, let me simply say this: [?]
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Meet Guimarăes, the host of Energy Cities Annual Forum 2026
by Alicia Funes Moro
17 Nov 2025 at 1:51am
Awarded European Green Capital 2026, the city has shown its commitment to achieving continuous improvement regarding all sustainable challenges and developments.
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From data to action: how cities can empower their energy transition
by Simona Aronica
13 Nov 2025 at 3:11am
How can cities turn complex climate data into collective action? Granollers, a Spanish city near Barcelona, shows how: by turning numbers into knowledge and knowledge [?]
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How to grant housing rights in the fast-growing Utrecht
by Simona Aronica
3 Nov 2025 at 3:46am
Energy Cities? commitment to supporting municipalities in their green transition journey, while at the same time strengthening our democracies, has reached a new workstream in [?]
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Learn how to advance your city?s transition in your language!
by Simona Aronica
3 Nov 2025 at 1:00am
Are you an Italian, Croatian, French, Portuguese, Lithuanian or Spanish-speaking civil servant, planner, or technician tasked with supporting your city?s green transition? Starting today, you [?]
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