Everything was closed during lockdown? Not really. Check what was said during our webinars!
How things have changed over the last three months! Citizens, local and regional governments – and their associations – all over Europe and beyond, everyone had to learn how to live differently. A good opportunity to rethink the way we usually travel, organise meetings and exchange. Like other networks, PLATFORMA decided to organise webinars, which turned to be a real success with more than 60 participants each time and several MEPs and representatives of the European institutions among the speakers.
Here is a wrap up of what you should not have missed:
- COVID-19 crisis outbreak
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 experiences between them is essential and as such the EU should include them in its global response to the pandemic. This was the message shared by more than 70 participants from Europe and Africa who joined the webinar “COVID-19: EU global response & local government international action” organised on Friday 17 April by PLATFORMA. […]
- Read the full article
- Check the agenda
- Watch the video of the meeting
- Find out about the PLATFORMA coalition’s 11 recommendations for a coordinated global response to COVID-19
- Discover what towns, regions and their associations are doing to the fight against COVID-19all around the world
- How to engage with EU Delegations
EU delegations in partner countries are also there to help decentralised cooperation projects and partnerships
“Get in touch with EU delegation, they are your key allies in partner countries”, said in substance representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to representatives of towns and regions during a webinar organised by PLATFORMA on 23 April. […]
- Read the full article
- Check the agenda
- Watch the full debate in video
- Have a look at the main takeaways
- The challenges of aid effectiveness at local & regional level
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 cooperation, explained the chair of the European Parliament Development Committee Tomas Tobé during a webinar on Aid effectiveness organised this morning (20 May) by PLATFORMA with almost 70 participants. […]
- The future EU strategy with the Eastern Partnership
Future of the Eastern Partnership: keep the success story alive
Two days before the Eastern Partnership leaders’ video conference between the EU and Eastern Partnership countries’ Heads of State and government, PLATFORMA organised yesterday (16 June) a webinar to discuss the EaP’s long-term policy objectives with speakers from the three European institutions and representatives of local and regional governments from Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine. […]
- Read the full article
- Check the agenda
- Watch the recording of the webinar
- Check PLATFORMA Policy position on the future of the EaP
Don’t miss our next webinar on localizing SDGs and decentralised cooperation on 15 July! (registration link soon available)
