Government
Parks, housing and keeping young people around: Five mayors on the future of their cities
Monocle spoke with mayors from Finland, Portugal, Italy and London at Mipim about the challenges facing their constituents and the projects they’re working on to improve urban living conditions.
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New York’s mayoral candidates differ drastically on improving the city’s quality of life
Quality of life – but what kind of quality? And what kind of life? These are the questions now facing New Yorkers as they embark on the first steps in choosing their city’s next…
Interview: ‘Let them choose voluntary return or prison’ – Greek migration minister’s challenge to the EU
In Athens, the right-winger discusses Greece’s new border strategy, which is testing the limits of EU migration policies with stricter measures at Europe’s frontline, where asylum seekers per capita outnumber all other member states.
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Duterte has won a mayoral election but he remains in prison. The law still matters
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Cycle of disbelief and déjà vu to continue in Trump’s next 100 days
It’s still mostly the best of times for Donald Trump as his second administration reaches the 100-day mark. Since returning to the White House on 20 January, the president has mostly delivered on the…
Five key takeaways from the World Governments Summit
Dubai’s World Governments Summit brings together policymakers and experts to discuss issues from technology to economics. Here are some of the leaders setting this year’s agenda.
Compagnies républicaines de sécurité 8 – the mobile police unit countering urban violence
A new contingent of French riot police is armed, trained and controversial. Will they be called on when the Olympics roll into town?
