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SUMMARY:EUROCITIES 2018
DESCRIPTION:The EUROCITIES 2018 will take place in Edinburgh\, on 28-30 No
 vember\, at a critical time for Europe\, against the backdrop of the UK’s
  decision to leave the European Union\, and a year ahead of the European 
 elections. In a turbulent world of unprecedented change and uncertainty c
 ities are even more vital for Europe’s future\, being the drivers of incl
 usive and sustainable growth\, jobs and innovation.\nCitizenship and demo
 cracy\nWhile national governments continue to debate and make decisions o
 n future national and institutional ties\, cities will continue to reach 
 out and build key bilateral and multilateral connections on a European an
 d global scale.\nAhead of the European Parliament elections in 2019\, EUR
 OCITIES 2018 Edinburgh will be an opportunity for cities from across Euro
 pe to reinforce our position that EU institutions and member states must 
 work with us\, to empower citizens to engage with and understand the impo
 rtance of the European project for all.\nWithin the EUROCITIES ‘Cities4Eu
 rope – Europe for citizens’ campaign\, we will be collecting\, analysing 
 and drawing up recommendations for active democratic citizens’ participat
 ion in all levels of government\, and which we will also take forward to 
 the European Commission and the European Parliament in our mayors’ summit
  2019.\nEdinburgh 2018 will provide us with the occasion to discuss and v
 alidate this evidence of cities’ engagement with citizens.\nCulture: a sm
 art investment for our future\nCities need creativity\, collaboration and
  international connections to unlock solutions to urban challenges and to
  enrich the quality of life of their citizens and secure their future inc
 lusion and prosperity.\nCreativity and social innovation can help stimula
 te new solutions to address the challenges cities face\, such as unemploy
 ment\, climate change\, political alienation.\nDuring EUROCITIES 2018\, E
 dinburgh we will explore how culture can build stronger ties between comm
 unities\, bringing people together to learn from each other\, broaden hor
 izons and build relationships\, opening up new ways of communication and 
 understanding.\n\n\n\nEUROCITIES contact\nNicola Vatthauer: nicola.vattha
 uer@eurocities.eu\n\n\n
URL:https://stars-h2020.eu/event/eurocities-2018/
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