Financing

Last year, the Basque public institutions allocated more than €81 million to solidarity initiatives in Southern countries

In 2022, Basque public development cooperation institutions supported 1,189 initiatives in 68 countr...
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CEMR Secretary General to Address Global Meeting of the Policy Forum on Development

The upcoming “Global meeting of the Policy Forum on Development 2023” is set to kick off...
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The Basque government is organising a workshop on decentralised cooperation in Brussels

The Basque Government Agency for Development Cooperation (eLankidetza) will give a workshop and pres...
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France | First call for projects in support of decentralised cooperation in the field of local finances

The Delegation for the external action of local governments (DAECT) of the French Ministry of Europe...
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More than 4 million inhabitants in French-speaking cities will benefit from 10 projects financed by AIMF

The Bureau of the International Association of French-speaking Mayors (AIMF) voted on 28 April at Pa...
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“Official Development Assistance isn’t as generous as the figures might suggest”

By Marlène Siméon, Director of PLATFORMA $204 billion. This is the total amount of aid provided in...
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Local government leaders renew their partnerships with the EU to boost international development

The presidents of the five largest associations of local and regional governments met today (12 Sept...
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Local government leaders will meet with Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen

The Presidents of the five largest associations of local and regional governments will meet with Jut...
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Measuring policy coherence for development with the support of the Barcelona Provincial Council

The Barcelona Provincial Council provided support to the Sant Boi de Llobregat City Hall to design a...
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MEPs: “All actors should be involved from the beginning until the end of projects”

Local and regional government should be even better involved in the EU development policy, said in s...
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Fostering municipalities’ development potential in Albania

NALAS has completed the first phase of the evaluation of the grant applications from Albanian Munici...
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Implementing a systems approach for effective property taxation in Ghana

Ghanaian local governments – metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) – face sev...
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Spotlight on local and regional governments’ access to EU innovative development financing

The latest United Cities and Local Governments-PLATFORMA study outlines the main funding mechanisms...
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[EXPIRED] Apply before 23 April to EC call “Partnership for sustainable cities”

The deadline to apply to the European Commission 2021 Call for Proposals on Local Authorities: Partn...
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‘NDICI’, a landmark deal for decentralised cooperation

This is a major step forward. The consultation of towns, regions and their associations in the elabo...
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[EXPIRED] The European Commission 3rd call for proposals “Partnership for sustainable cities” is open!

The European Commission has just published its 2021 Call for Proposals on Local Authorities: Partner...
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EU dedicates €500 million for towns and regions under NDICI

The EU’s new financing instrument for international development includes mandatory consultations o...
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Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen: “We will support local action and actors”

“Multi-stakeholder partnerships are an essential part of our work with Civil Society Organisations...
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How towns, regions and their associations can contribute to the 2021-2027 EU Programming

The forthcoming new Neighbourhood, Development, International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), still ...
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Have a look at the 2019 annual report of the Brussels development cooperation

Brussels International recently published the 2019 annual report of the Brussels development coopera...
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