Solidarity Cities was founded in 2016 as an initiative on the management of the so-called “refugee crisis”, proposed by the mayor of Athens and launched in the framework of the Eurocities network. It has long been a platform for cities and their political leaders to show that they abide by the principles of responsibility and solidarity when it comes to welcoming refugees and all those fleeing war and conflicts.

To this day, Solidarity Cities continues to be open to all cities that wish to take a political stand and openly communicate their solidarity with refugees and with each other. It continues to serve as an advocacy tool for Eurocities to communicate cities’ openness towards the EU institutions and national governments.

Your city can be included on the Solidarity Cities website with a quote and picture of your political leadership. If you are interested to become involved in the work of Eurocities on migration & integration more broadly (for instance in capacity building, knowledge exchange, or connecting with other cities through our Working Group Migration & Integration and our EU funded projects), we also have several other ways of supporting you. To receive more information, please contact the Eurocities secretariat: katharina.bamberg@eurocities.eu.