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Energie-Cités signs a cooperation agreement with the Association « Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine (EECU)

The energy situation in Ukraine is a crucial question: the economy in general and the buildings in particular were conceived on the basis of a low energy price. This period is over. Some municipalities want to be one step forward and (...)

By Gérard Magnin, on 29 February 2008 | 11h26 | 1034 visits
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Towards Europe's sustainable energy future... Local authorities are ready to act!

Take this opportunity to meet local authorities from all over Europe in Cork On 23rd January 2008, the European Commission presented the Climate Change and Energy package. It is based on the decisions taken by the Heads of States during the European Council of March 2007. By 2020, the (...)

By Béatrice Alcaraz, on 27 February 2008 | 09h58 | 1559 visits
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URBACT II: Call for proposals closed but nothing is lost yet!

The Head of the URBACT Secretariat informed that from 19th April, all Thematic Networks and Working Groups approved by the Monitoring Committee, will be published on the URBACT II website and any city whishing to join these projects may then contact the lead partner cities. (...)

By Jana Cicmanova, on 21 February 2008 | 15h14 | 806 visits
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Covenant of Mayors: European Mayors step up!

The idea to create a Covenant of Mayors was set out by the Energy Efficiency Action Plan (2006) in order to reinforce and acknowledge actions taken by cities, as well as to leverage on a better dialogue between the local and European level. Energy efficiency, being primarily a local issue, (...)

By Gérard Magnin, on 15 February 2008 | 13h26 | 2244 visits
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Growing Regions, Growing Europe - Energie-Cités' opinion

The public consultation was launched by DG Regional Policy on how the EU cohesion policy should adapt to new challenges and how its delivery can be improved in order to maximise its impact in the future. Energie-Cités expresses its opinion on to what extent climate change is a challenge for (...)

By Jana Cicmanova, on 1 February 2008 | 12h43 | 888 visits
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