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💡 Intermediary cities (ICs) play a pivotal “bridging” role in national urban systems. Accounting for nearly 60% of EU #cities in number, they are key players for #regional development. Our new report, launched jointly with the European Commission, represents one of the first international efforts to develop a shared understanding of intermediary cities and the functions they perform within broader territorial systems. 6 case studies accompany the report to help identify common policy priorities across ICs: 🔹 Alba Iulia (Romania) 🔹 Brindisi (Italy), 🔹 Klagenfurt (Austria) 🔹 Liepaja and Saldus (Latvia) 🔹 Most (Czechia) 🔹 A national-level case study of France    Find out more here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4HmuUnn   Tadashi Matsumoto | Sho Yamasaki | Aziza Akhmouch | Rudiger Ahrend | Soo-Jin KIM | Claudia Baranzelli | Teresa Steininger | Sandra Jolk (Hannig) | Alexandre Banquet | Isabelle Chatry (Chatrie) | Margaux Vincent | Betty-Ann B. | Jose Enrique Garcilazo | Giovanni Pagano | Eleanor West | Josep Espasa Reig | Alexandre Lehoux | Laurence C. | Kadri Uustal | Szilvia Kálmán | Andrés Rodríguez-Pose | Emilia Saiz | Willem van Winden | Věra - Karin Brázová | Eilish O'Loughlin | Linda Medne | Ilze Osa | Rodrigo Viseu Cardoso | Loris Servillo | Heike Mayer | Eveline Van Leeuwen | Susanne Frick | Karina Pallagst