DEVE

Empleos y licitaciones

It’s time to discover the 8 projects shortlisted for the PLATFORMAwards!

24 octubre 2022

For the third time, the PLATFORMAwards will put under the spotlights the best practices in city-to-c...

‘NDICI’, a landmark deal for decentralised cooperation

This is a major step forward. The consultation of towns, regions and their associations in the elabo...

EU dedicates €500 million for towns and regions under NDICI

The EU’s new financing instrument for international development includes mandatory consultations o...

Ayuda y asistencia

Ayuda y asistencia

MEP Tomas Tobé – Involving local governments to improve aid effectiveness

The involvement of the local and regional level is crucial to achieve results in development coopera...

Exchanges, peer learning & solidarity between municipalities and regions worldwide are key to the fight against COVID-19

Towns and regions worldwide are at the forefront in tackling the COVID-19 crisis. Sharing experience...

Co-rapporteur Maria Arena reiterates European Parliament strong support to local governments in NDICI negotiations

MEP Maria Arena (S&D, Belgium) made clear that the EU must guarantee funding for local and regio...

Commissioner hearing: will international partnerships modernise development cooperation?

Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish Commissioner-designate for the newly named portfolio “International Part...

Local and regional elected leaders attended Sustainable Development and Climate Action summits in New York

A joint PLATFORMA-CEMR delegation was in New York last week to attend the UN summits and high-level ...

Desarrollo Urbano

Desarrollo Urbano

McAvan: “keeping the promises we all signed up to”

“The challenge for the new European Parliament […] is to make sure that the EU and our global pa...

Towns and regions applaud European Parliament’s support in the future development cooperation financing instrument

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have renewed their full support to local and governments i...

Who are the winners of the 1st PLATFORMAwards? Follow the ceremony live!

For the first time, towns and regions from the European Union will be rewarded for their concrete ac...

McAvan: «We often underestimate the importance of local government in economic development»

“Local government is close to people. It can make real change at low cost and quickly,” said DEV...

Posiciones políticas

Posiciones políticas

PLATFORMA position paper on the future MFF

While the European Parliament is preparing its position on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)...

EU financial rules for development should be on local governments’ side

23 febrero 2017

On 6th February PLATFORMA brought the voice of local and regional governments to the European Parlia...

“Dialogue with citizens is the best strategy to deliver transparent and ethical governance”

In December 2016, local and regional government associations from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, disc...

To think globally, we need to act locally!

22 noviembre 2016

The European Commission presented today (22 November) its key contributions to achieving the global ...

Democracia local

Democracia local

The EU should “harness” the potential of decentralised cooperation

17 noviembre 2016

The European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE) recently adopted a report on improving the e...

Commissioner Mimica insists on local governments but forgets decentralised cooperation

28 septiembre 2016

Neven Mimica, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, met yesterday (27/09) w...

MEPs want a solid multi-stakeholder framework for the future of EU-ACP relations

MEPs from the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE) debate and vote today (31st Augus...