The Eurocities podcast

Interview with Maarten van Ooijen, Deputy Mayor of Utrecht

How are social rights affected by the Covid-19 pandemic? What steps can cities do to alleviate a worsening situation of job losses, and the risk of poverty, for so many people? Maarten van Ooijen, Deputy Mayor of Utrecht, shares some thoughts.

Interview with André Sobczak, Deputy Mayor, Nantes

Since the beginning of the crisis, many new people have been presenting themselves to Nantes' social services, and André Sobczak, the city's Deputy Mayor, wants to do something about it.

Interview with Michiel Grauss, Vice Mayor of Rotterdam

Rotterdam has a high youth population, but also high rates of poverty among its youngest inhabitants. What is the city doing to lift its young people out of poverty?

Martin Sandbu - The future of the innovation ecosystems and its role in recovery

A keynote speech at the 2021 Eurocities Economic Development Forum from the author of ‘Economics of Belonging’, Financial Times' European Economics Commentator, Martin Sandbu.

Covid shock for cities' culture sectors

Covid-19 shook the culture sector in cities across Europe. We speak to Bilbao and Lisbon to see how the cities have been coping with the crisis, and what the future holds.

Philip McCann keynote at the Eurocities Economic Development Forum

Philip McCann, chair in urban and regional economics of the University of Sheffield, delivers an inspiring keynote at the Eurocities Economic Development Forum. Find the accompanying presentation and other material at http://bit.ly/EDFMunich2019.