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Local finances - 08.09.2014

Find out innovative finance resources with the new publication of the Global Fund for cities development
“Local innovations to finance cities and regions” compiles 9 case studies with strategies and financial instruments available for local and regional governments to foster their territories’ autonomy and resilience.

This publication was launched during the conference on “New funding models for local governments: how to effectively mobilise resources?”, co-organised by CEMR and several partners such as the Global fund for cities development (FMDV).
Regional Government Summit - 13.08.2014

Take part to the World Regional Governments Summit
The VI World Regional Governments Summit will be held from 1 to 3 September in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). It will gather members from local government worldwide to discuss regions’ role within the Post-2015 development agenda, challenges in decentralisation and integral regional development.

Registrations to the summit are now open.
UCLG executive bureau - 26.06.2014

Get to know more about discussions in Liverpool !
For the first time, CEMR President and Mayor of Almere, Annemarie Jorritsma, and Mayor of Istanbul and President of UCLG, Kadir Topbas, met since their respective elections and discuss UCLG priorities ahead the Habitat III summit in 2016.

In addition to statutory affairs meetings, European local and regional representatives participated in the BT Global City Leaders Summit, where CEMR Co-President and Mayor of Santander, Iñigo de la Serna, shared good practices in making cities engines of growth and equality.

Get further information on the discussions and participants in UCLG website.
Post-2015 - 24.06.2014

Open letter to the EU Member States and Permanent Representations calling for a urban sustainable development goal

Alongside our partners from PLATFORMA, we have reiterated our plea for a stand-alone goal on sustainable urbanisation (Urban SDG) to build more inclusive, safer and more resilient territories.

Our open letter is a reaction to the European Commission’s Communication "A decent life for all: from vision to collective action” which aims at contributing to the future EU position in international negotiations on the future development objectives for the next 15 years.
Local finances - 18.06.2014

Join us in Paris and learn more about new funding models for local government
How to rethink local management and the allocation of funding for territorial development at the outcome of the financial crisis? To find answers to this question, join us on 3 and 4 July in Paris for the conference on “New funding models for local governments: how to effectively mobilise resources?”!

This event is co-organised by CEMR and several partners such as the Global fund for cities development. CEMR co-president and Mayor of Santander, Iñigo de la Serna and CEMR secretary general, Frédéric Vallier, will represent our organisation during the conference.

Interested? The programme and practical information are available on the conference’s website.
Urban innovation - 21.05.2014

Only 10 days left to register for the Guangzhou international award!
Is your local government leading innovative projects, for instance to reduce social inequalities, to improve public services delivery or to protect the environment? You still have 10 days to register for the Guangzhou international award.

You will then have until the 30 June to submit your project to the jury. The 15 short-listed projects will be announced in autumn. The 5 best of them will be awarded with 20 000 USD.

Interested? Register before 31 May and find all the necessary information on the Guangzhou award’s website.
Development - 02.05.2014

Raising the profile of Czech towns & municipalities in development cooperation

What “decentralised cooperation” means and how does it benefit towns and municipalities? How is it funded by the EU? Our policy officer for international cooperation, Maxime Ramon, addressed some of these questions during the seminar “Development cooperation of local municipalities”, organised by our Czech association (SMO-CR), on 30 April in Prague.

This seminar took place in the frame of SMO-CR's projects to raise awareness among Czech towns and cities about development and decentralised cooperation and to strengthen their participation in such areas.
Post-2015 - 15.04.2014

How can local government reduce inequalities through urban sustainable development?
Our secretary general, Frédéric Vallier, attended the World Urban Forum, in Medellin (Colombia) to discuss urban sustainable development and the definition of the post-2015 development framework. He also intervened in a video (in French) realised by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs covering the event.

Organised by UN Habitat, the 7th edition of the international forum, gathered a high number of members from civil society, NGOs and local and regional governments to discuss how to tackle social inequalities in cities through sustainable development.
Post-2015 - 07.04.2014

Become a « City changer » and contribute to more sustainable cities!
With this campaign, UN-Habitat, aims at raising awareness among the public on urban sustainable development. More specifically, it invites citizens and local authorities to share ideas and good practices having a positive impact on people’s lives in urban areas.

For further information, have a look at the campaign’s website.