Can Europe make its urban spaces more livable and sustainable?

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About chapter 1

This chapter will examine the key ingredients of a livable city and the latest thinking on how to make them better. POLITICO’s specialist policy journalists will — with the help of experts and the Living Cities audience — explore topics including how to ensure affordable housing; how to attract and tame tourism; how to make cities more inclusive; and how to keep culture alive as more work shifts online.

In short: How do we redesign our cities to be more livable?

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Milan’s struggle to tame gentrification

Investments and renovations have made housing more expensive — pricing out poorer residents.

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Berlin’s city tie-up with Moscow ‘unacceptable,’ says Ukrainian mayor

As other cities cut ties with Russian sister cities, the German capital says it won’t end its 31 year-old partnership.

Did you know? Slovenia’s Ljubljana is the EU capital with the most trees; tree cover makes up 50 percent of the city’s total area.

Living Cities Brain Trust


POLITICO has invited a group of experts on urban planning and living to help inform the Living Cities project.