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		EcoDistrict in Heidelberg, Germany. Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg, Germany presents the biggest Passiv Haus project in Europe. Heidelberg is President of the Board of Directors of Energy Cities. Eckart Würzner, has been interviewed during the Annual Rendez-vous of Energy Cities in Salerno, Italy in April 2010. This video is in English. Find more videos on our YouTube account. By Olivier Lagarde, on 2 September 2010 \| 08h05 \| 27 visits Read more >>


		Sevilla (ES) in the European Mobility Week 2010 Sevilla, city member of Energy Cities participates in the European Mobility Week 2010. The European Mobility Week of 2010 motto “Travel Smarter, Life Better!” fully embraces the principles which have driven the latest mobility policies developed by the Seville (...) What does travel smart mean? In Seville, common people will tell you it means to have the possibility to choose a transport mode according to their economical, social and environmental needs at any time. As Seville offers a vast cycling network (...) By Olivier Lagarde, on 31 August 2010 \| 10h30 \| 29 visits Read more >>


		Already 776 cities in the European Mobility Week 2010! 22 days before the launch of the European Mobility Week 2010, 776 cities are registered to the initiative and have display their programme of activities on the MobilityWeek.eu website. As last year, the most important participation is seen in Austria, Spain, France, Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic. In 2009, 2181 cities have participated to the Mobility Week. We expected a similar final number for 2010 as a great part of (...) By Olivier Lagarde, on 25 août 2010 \| 14h44 \| 215 visits Read more >>


		Develop your public transport market share! Ad Personam is a Direct Marketing Programme for Public Transport. The project promotes Local Public Transport in medium-sized European cities and is focused more closely on 7 pilot projects in 7 different European countries. Ad Personam is a European project co-financed by the European Commission under the Intelligent Energy - Europe (...) Join the successful European Ad Personam Campaign! Video in: English - Español - Français - ελληνικά - Italiano - Português - Român The Campaign will involve at least 40 European local authorities and/or public transport companies interested in (...) By Olivier Lagarde, on 23 August 2010 \| 17h35 \| 63 visits Read more >>


		Covenant raises interest of German local representatives Energy Cities, a Supporting Structure of the Covenant of Mayors, is spreading the word! During the Climate Congress organised by the Stuttgart Region (also a Covenant Supporting Structure) and the city of Fellbach on 14 July 2010, Peter Schilken from Energy Cities presented the Covenant of Mayors to the audience. The event brought (...) In his speech he focused on the commitments of cities and the support they can receive, particularly in the area of financial assistance. At the Covenant of Mayors stand, informational material was distributed and participants had the (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 22 July 2010 \| 16h21 \| 161 visits Read more >>


		Thematic Workshop: "Covenant of Mayors - Participatory local governance in action" You were waiting for the next opportunity to meet other Covenant signatories and stakeholders ? Here it comes : on 6th October, Covenant cities and a wide range of people helping to put in place local energy & climate strategies will present in Brussels a mosaic of innovative solutions to achieve the (...) During this thematic workshop participants will get inspiration for their actions and opportunities to exchange with peers. Representatives of the EU institutions will also be invited to listen to and participate in the debate. Date : 6th (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 9 juillet 2010 \| 15h59 \| 199 visits Read more >>


		EU 2020 Energy Strategy: Energy Cities contributes The European Union is preparing a new energy strategy for 2011-2020. Energy Cities believes that this is a crucial moment to give a strong signal and trigger the right, innovative actions for the coming years. Energy Cities has contributed to the public consultation initiated by the European Commission. In our political opinion paper, the network proposes to : Introduce a new Community Instrument : ‘URBAN – Sustainable Energy’’ : Based on the successful (...) By Miriam Eisermann, on 2 juillet 2010 \| 15h38 \| 314 visits Read more >>


		Call for extension of the Covenant of Mayors to Western Balkans An extension of the Covenant of Mayors to the Western Balkans was called for in a common declaration adopted during the meeting of the presidents and directors of the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) in Sofia on 15 (...) The call was issued jointly by NALAS as well as by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), Energy Cities and the European Foundation for the Sustainable Development of the Regions ([FEDRE), with the support of the Congress of (...) By Claire Iochum, on 22 juin 2010 \| 10h13 \| 202 visits Read more >>


		Car sharing like a hitchhiker: innovative mobility in Moissac, France! On 16 June 2010, the City of Moissac, France, member of Energy Cities, launches, via a press conference, an interesting car-sharing project intitled "Covoiturons sur le pouce". « Covoiturons sur le pouce » is a flexible, simple and easy-to-use car-sharing initiative. A passenger wishes to go somewhere: all he is to do is going in a identified "car-sharing stop" and write its destination on a slate. A driver going throw (...) By Olivier Lagarde, on 15 June 2010 \| 12h00 \| 581 visits Read more >>


		The Covenant of Mayors for making the EU 2020 Strategy a success The Annual General Meeting of Energy Cities convened in Salerno (IT) on 29th April 2010 adopted the following statement about the Covenant of Mayors. The Covenant of Mayors for making the EU 2020 Strategy a success The Annual General Meeting of Energy Cities convened in Salerno (IT) on 29th April 2010 adopted the following statement about the Covenant of Mayors. (...) By Blandine Pidoux, on 28 May 2010 \| 16h45 \| 224 visits Read more >>