DEVE

Jobs & tenders

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

24 October 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

20 January 2021

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

Aid & assistance

Aid & assistance

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

29 January 2020

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 ...

Urban Development

Urban Development

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”

26 January 2018

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

PLATFORMA position paper on the future MFF

15 January 2018

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 February 2017

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

To think globally, we need to act locally!

22 November 2016

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

Local democracy

Local democracy

The EU should “harness” the potential of decentralised cooperation

17 November 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 September 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...