Mallorca will slash 18,000 tourist beds from its accommodation offer
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
Mayors from the Eurocities network of more than 200 larger European cities used the occasion of International Women's Day 2023 to reconfirm their commitment to secure women's rights and announced the creation of a new working group on gender equality.
In a statement, mayors from the Eurocities Executive Committee highlighted the numerous actions being undertaken by cities to empower women at a time when more women are being put at risk of poverty and social exclusion due to the rising cost of living.
Through initiatives such as Eurocities 'Inclusive Cities for All' campaign, cities are committing to:
In a show of international solidarity, the mayors also voiced their support for Ukrainian women who have had to flee their homes, as well as with women in Iran and Afghanistan.
"This International Women's Day must draw attention to the many women around the world who face persecution and violence because of their gender," reads the statement.
A new Eurocities Task Force on Gender Equality will work specifically on these topics to secure a gender mainstreaming approach in Eurocities policy and projects work, and support cities to build up their capacities by sharing best practices such as gender budgeting and different approaches to gender-sensitive urban planning.
"Working for women's empowerment and the promotion of gender equality has always been at the heart of the political agenda of our member cities," said André Sobczak, Secretary General, Eurocities. "Given there is a stronger agenda on women's rights at EU level, now is the time to bring together the knowledge and experience of cities. We want to ensure cities learn from and support each other to develop more gender sensitive urban planning," he added. "We also want to inform EU policy making on gender equality by sharing our real-life examples from an urban perspective. The new Eurocities Task Force on Gender Equality will concentrate on boosting our impact in both of these areas."
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
The event, officially called Krakow Equality March, will be held next week
However, this option will not yet be available for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
People in both cities got to sit together both in person and virtually
However, this option will not yet be available for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
In case they have a patch of unoccupied land that they don’t know what to do with
The scheme is primarily aimed at daily commuters
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
The event, officially called Krakow Equality March, will be held next week
The scheme is primarily aimed at daily commuters
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