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09.03.2007
Results of French victimisation survey published
The French National Observatory of Crime (l’Observatoire National de la Délinquance - OND) has published the 2006 edition of its annual victimisation survey. Undertaken as part of its ongoing programme of victimizations surveys, the study reports tha...read more

08.03.2007
New UN-HABITAT office highlights urban planning priorities in Eastern Europe
UN-HABITAT’s work in the transition economies of Central, Eastern and Southern European States, took a boost at the first meeting of the Advisory Council of the UN-HABITAT Warsaw Office, the agency’s newest regional centre.read more

08.03.2007
RegioStars 2008 – The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects
RegioStars - The Awards for Innovative Projects - form part of the "enhanced communication effort" proposed in the Communication on Regions for Economic Change.read more

08.03.2007
Cultural sector needs support to drive urban economic growth
Eurocities encourages participants in the European Spring Council to underline the important role of the cultural sector in fostering employment, innovation and economic activity. The city network sent this message to Commission President José Manuel...read more

08.03.2007
"Perspectives on employment are crucial for immigrants’ commitment to society"
According to Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon and President of Eurocities, perspectives on employment are a prerequisite for the commitment of immigrants to the host society. In this interview with EUKN, he gives his opinion on the role of immigrants in...read more

08.03.2007
Commission report: women take three out of four newly created jobs in EU
The employment of women has continued to make solid advances in recent years, according to the European Commission’s 2007 annual report on gender equality. Six of the eight million jobs created in the EU since the launch of the Lisbon Strategy in 200...read more

08.03.2007
Commission funded urban security projects seek partner cities
The European Forum for Urban Safety (EFUS) calls for European cities to participate in new urban security projects. For a total of three projects, co-financed by the European Commission, partner cities are still needed. Wanting to join? Please submit...read more

06.03.2007
Eurobarometer: Europeans willing to fight climate change
The overwhelming majority of European Union citizens are concerned about climate change. Europeans are well aware of the impact of energy production and consumption on climate change and global warming. A large majority feel that the best way to tack...read more

05.03.2007
London plans to be EU’s greenest city
On 27 February London Mayor Ken Livingstone launched the Climate Change Action Plan, a comprehensive plan to cut the city's greenhouse-gas emissions by 60 per cent within 20 years. This could make London the greenest city of Europe.read more

02.03.2007
Urban areas richest of all EU regions
In 2004, one in six EU regions recorded a GDP (gross domestic product) per inhabitant above 125 per cent of the average for all 27 Member States of the European Union, while one in four was below 75 per cent. Regional GDP per inhabitant in 2004 range...read more

02.03.2007
One million dollar award for successful sustainability projects – Call for entries
The Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 is now open for entries Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF). The closing date for receipt of entries is midnight 31 March 2007 (GMT). The Alcan Prize is open to all not-for-profit, non-gov...read more

01.03.2007
Multilingualism drives competitiveness
European business is losing out because of a lack of language abilities, according to the new Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban. He made this statement at his first press conference as a Commissioner, on 23 February. Orban presented the...read more

01.03.2007
EU improves ability to innovate
Nearly all EU member states have been able to improve their innovative capacity. The growth in their capacity outpaces that of the United States, according to the recently published 2006 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard.read more

01.03.2007
Participate in consultation on clean urban transport!
The European Commission invites you to participate in the online consultation on the future Green Paper on urban transport. This consultation round closes on 30 April 2007. Aim of the online consultation is to test the water on how far the Commission...read more

01.03.2007
EUMC becomes Fundamental Rights Agency
The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) has been renamed. The new name is the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, also known as the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). FRA was established to provide assistance and expertise to the E...read more

22.02.2007
Cities can make you skinny
People who live in the densest, pedestrian-friendly parts of New York City have a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) compared to other New Yorkers, a new study finds. Lower BMI indicates less body fat. The researchers say placing shops, restau...read more

21.02.2007
Transposition of EU equal treatment directive not without difficulty
All EU Member States have now transposed the EU directive on equal treatment into national law, but not without difficulty. This is one of the findings of a European Commission report on the progress made with the implementation of the directive, for...read more

21.02.2007
Call for projects to test the first-ever rating system for sustainable urban neighbourhood development
At the beginning of February, the pilot version of the first-ever rating system for sustainable urban neighbourhood development, LEED-ND, was released. Through a multi-year research and review process, the US-based LEED-ND partners have put together ...read more

21.02.2007
Social NGOs: EU needs to put social concerns at the heart of its political agenda
The Social Platform has presented a three-point plan to reinforce social Europe. The Social Platform, which brings together more than 40 European social NGOs, urges the European Union's political leaders to put social concerns at the heart of its pol...read more

21.02.2007
Commission to award best European broadband projects – entries sought
The European Commission is organising a conference on ‘Bridging the Broadband Gap: Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less developed regions’. Aim of the conference is to investigate how the strategic use of Information & Communication Technol...read more