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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.
UCLG - 01.04.2014

You can already register for the Executive Bureau meeting in June

The UCLG Executive Bureau will be held from 17 to 19 June in Liverpool, by invitation of its Mayor, Mr. Joe Anderson. UCLG members can henceforth register and book accommodation through UCLG website.

This year’s edition takes place during the International Festival for Business (IFB), organised by the City of Liverpool, and the City Leaders Summit.

You can read the draft program in UCLG website.
Agenda 21 for culture - 13.03.2014

UCLG is looking for a local or regional government to host the next Culture Summit in 2015

This meeting will be held between January and April 2015 and aims at promoting the importance of culture as an essential part of local sustainable development policies.

The UCLG Culture Summit will constitute the platform to approve the new Agenda 21 for culture. This document recognises and promotes culture as an engine for sustainable development within different areas, such as local democracy, citizen participation, or cultural diversity.

If you are interested and you meet the requirements to apply, you can submit your application by 28 May 2014 by writing to the UCLG Secretariat general at: UCLGExBu@uclg.org, and adding in copy: coordination@agenda21culture.net
UCLG - 04.03.2014

United Cities and Local Governments offers a revamped version of its website
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, our international organisation UCLG launches a a brand new version of its website. By using a more modern design this new version aims to facilitate the navigation for visitors while adapting to new internet uses.

CGLU invites you to browse through the pages of their new website and share your views with them via communication@ucgl.org.
Euromed - 28.02.2014

Wrap-up of the 5th plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly
Local and regional governments from Euromed countries pledge support to democratic reform and political decentralisation in the region. This was the overriding tone to come out of the 5th plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) that took place on 24 February 2014 in Tangiers, Morocco.

Other points of discussion included the European Neighbourhood Policy, a cohesion strategy for the Mediterranean and a new initiative aimed at strengthening the institutional capacities of local and regional authorities in the area of urban development.

CEMR was represented by the mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre Prados.

A summary of the debates is available on the ARLEM website.