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Covenant of Mayors signatories showing leadership at the Forum of Mayors
October 15, 2020On 6 October 2020, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Geneva City Hub hosted the Forum of Mayors in Geneva to discuss city-level action for a resilient future. During this event, city leaders from Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Caucasus came together to exchange on key questions such as...Read more
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European Green Capital & Green Leaf - 3 Covenant cities awarded!
October 13, 2020The French city of Grenoble is the winner of the European Commission’s European Green Capital Award 2022. The title of European Green Leaf 2021 is shared by Gabrovo (Bulgaria) and Lappeenranta (Finland). All 3 cities are signatories to the European Covenant of Mayors!
Announcing the winners, Commissioner Sinkevičius said: The winners...Read more
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New call for proposals: Keeping nature at the heart of post-COVID recovery
October 12, 2020The MAVA Fundation just launched a call for proposals "Keeping nature at the heart of post-COVID recovery".
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing to light our broken relationship with nature. There are more voices in all spheres asking to “build back better”, to ‘reset’ the economy and to redirect our economic and financial systems to...Read more
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Leuven named the 2020 European capital of innovation
September 24, 2020Leuven, Belgium, has been named the 2020 European Capital of Innovation for its use of innovation to improve residents’ lives.
Leuven, Belgium won the 2020 €1 million iCapital cash prize. Image credit - Wouter Hagens/ Wikimedia, licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0The €1 million cash prize, which every year recognises...Read more
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