The European Digital City Index (EDCi) - an index which describes how well different European cities support digital entrepreneurship, was launched at the end of October 2015. The index was...
The High Level Group on Simplification, launched by the European Commission in July, held its first meeting in Brussels in October 2015. The chairman of the Group, former Commission Vice-President...
The Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) project will be presented during the Smart City Expo World Congress 2015 taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 17 to 19 November. Join us...
The London transport system plays a very important role in people’s health. It enables Londoners to access jobs, education, shops, recreation, health and social services as well as travel to...
The EU-funded PASTA project is inviting local authorities from across Europe to share good examples of walking and cycling initiatives to promote physical activity, and to join a pioneering community...
Since 2009, some 6,500 local authorities have committed to the 2020 CO2 reduction objective. As part of the “new and integrated Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy”, signatory cities...
The European Commission will invest almost EUR 16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme, following a...
One third of the world’s remaining safe carbon budget could be determined by urban policy decisions in the next five years, according to a new report from the C40 Cities...
Could you describe your commitment in a few words? The SINFONIA project is to deploy large-scale, integrated and scalable energy solutions in mid-sized European cities. The cities of Bolzano (Italy)...
The first European Smart Cities Project Coordinators Meeting took place in Brussels on October 13. The goal of the meeting, which brought project leaders together with town planners and architects...
Could you describe your commitment in a few words? The European Energy Award® (EEA) supports municipalities willing to contribute to sustainable energy policy and urban development through the rational use...
Could you describe your commitment in a few words? EV4SCC (Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Cities and Communities) is a new collaborative platform to mobilise a Europe-wide dialogue on the potential...
The Call for Applications for the 2016 European Green Leaf (EGL) Award is currently open. The European Green Leaf is a competition open to cities with a population of between...
The Call for Applications for the 2018 European Green Capital Award is now open and will run until Monday 19 October. This competition is open to all cities across Europe...
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes announced at the end of August that his city is fully compliant with the Compact of Mayors, a global coalition of city leaders dedicated...
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) has launched a public consultation on the ‘Provision of EU-wide multimodal travel information services under the ITS Directive (2010/40/EU)’...
According to new research released by New Climate Economy, a major international initiative to analyse and communicate the economic benefits and costs of acting on climate change, investment in smart...
On 8 July 2015, the European Parliament adopted a new Communication ‘Green Employment Initiative: tapping into the job creation potential in the green economy’. The Communication stresses the important role...
Interview with Cécile Faraud, Circular economy Lead at Peterborough DNA (Peterborough City Council); Michael J. Dawkins, Chairman at Cooperatie Duurzaam Brabant; and Paul Mathieson, Group Manager of Strategic Transport and...
Could you describe your commitment in a few words? The number of people in the EU aged 65+ is set to nearly double by 2060. At the same time, 80%...
