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Smart cities - 08.05.2019

Last chance to become European Capital of Smart Tourism
Will your city be the next European Capital of Smart Tourism? This initiative rewards European cities that give importance to sustainability, digitalisation, cultural heritage, creativity and accessibility in their tourism practices. It also gives you the opportunity to share your exemplary practices as a smart tourism destination.

Apply online by 10 May 2019 at 18:00 CET.
Traineeship - 06.05.2019

Join CEMR’s Press and Communication team
Do you have what it takes to communicate on behalf of Europe’s towns and regions? Are you fluent in both English and French? Then you’re the person we’re looking for!

Apply for a traineeship with our Press and Communication team by 17 May. More details in the application pack. We look forward to hearing from you!
CEMR team - 02.05.2019

New faces at CEMR
We wish a warm welcome to our new colleagues: Policy Officer - Sustainable Development Goals, Sarah Bentz; our new Project Officer - Administration and Finance, Chine Venturi; our new Communication Intern, Magnus Gottl; and our new Policy team Intern, Lisa-Marie Oevermann.
Integration - 30.04.2019

Local leaders launch initiative for migrant integration
‘Cities and Regions for the Integration of Migrants’, #Regions4Integration, is a new initiative which will provide greater political, technical and financial support for integration work in local communities. This initiative is supported by the European Committee of the Regions, CEMR and other associations of local and regional governments.
Statistics - 25.04.2019

Discover data on your region
Do you want to know how your region is doing compared to other regions in your country or in the European Union (EU)? Eurostat has recently expanded its Regions and Cities home page with a tool called My Region.
Local and regional economy - 10.04.2019

New report by NALAS reveals local concerns are not sufficiently addressed
To what extent is local government taken into account in the Multi Annual Action Plan for a Regional Economic Area in South East Europe? What does this mean for the dialogue with the EU Commission’s DG NEAR? Read all about it in the report made by NALAS (Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe) in partnership with the KDZ-Centre for Public Administration Research.
Call for proposals - 01.04.2019

Produce a video on African cities' climate transition
Are you an experienced and talented videomaker? Would you be interested in producing a video that showcases the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa, an initiative that empowers African cities to overcome climate change? Then answer the call for proposals by 12 April 2019.
Public procurement - 29.03.2019

Are you happy with the way public procurement works? Let us know
In partnership with the Committee of the Regions, we are launching a survey to assess the implementation of the 2014 directives on public procurement, and the challenges and the opportunities at local and regional level. Let us know what your challenges are, so we can find out how to overcome them.
New colleagues - 19.02.2019

A warm welcome to Alex and Martin
CEMR has got two new faces in the office: Support Officer for the Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa, Alex Lefaza, and International Affairs – Statutory Officer, Martin Revault. We wish a warm welcome to them both!