Highlights from the Economic Development Forum in Munich 16 – 18 October: ‘Creative Cities’: How urban transformation and innovation strategies stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship

Details on EU trade agreements: report on growth contribution of TAs

Joining forces on the platform economy

Several of our members cities met to discuss the rather thorny issue of the platform economy, especially Airbnb rentals and what this means for city administrations at a side meeting at our EUROCITIES Economic Development Forum in Munich.

Data people cities - EUROCITIES citizen data principles in action

We have selected 10 projects from different cities that are good examples to illustrate each of our 10 principles on citizen data. We want to show how local governments are fully engaged in exploiting the opportunities of the digital transformation in many different policy areas to benefit citizens, and we hope these examples will inspire other cities to do the same. Enjoy the reading and be inspired!

What's hot at the EU Week of Regions and Cities?

We are busy at this year’s European Week of Regions and Cities, from 7-10 October, making sure there are plenty of sessions that meet the needs and interests of our member cities. There is a lot to choose from, so here’s a quick run-down of the sessions to look out for.

International smart city business forum - Barcelona, 18 November 2019

Building future cities today

Urban Innovative Action 5th call for proposals just launched

Help to map Europe's sports organisations!

You can play your part in Active Local Europe, a European Parliament pilot project, by contributing details of regional and national umbrella organisations of local authorities for sport in your country.

iCapital Award finalists have been announced and will take part in EUROCITIES Economic Development Forum in Munich.

During our EDF on 17 October, EUROCITIES will host a workshop where the finalists and winner of this year's iCapital awards will present their initiatives. In this session, members and other stakeholders will have the chance to meet and engage with their initiatives in an interactive session providing the opportunity to exchange knowledge about the awarded innovative solutions and how to replicate and connect to innovation ecosystems in other cities. Don`t forget to register!

City Development Forum in Poznan

The third City Development Forum will take place on 10 and 11 October this year in the Poznan International Fair area. The themes of the event will be: smart solutions including residents, smart forms of social communication and smart, clean energy technologies. The special guest of the forum will be Charles Montgomery, author of the book Happy city. Transforming our lives through urban design.