The European Summit of Cities and Regions opened on 3 March with a first-day agenda dominated by the war in Ukraine and by issues critical to developing the European Union’s resilience. There was universal solidarity for Ukraine, with pledges of humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine refugees and support for Ukraine’s local and regional administrations. The urgency of the situation was underscored, in a direct call from Kyiv, by the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, which called for humanitarian aid “now, not in 10 or 20 days”.
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