European Committee of the Regions

A look back at the Forum on localising Global Gateway

PLATFORMA and its partners participated in the 2023 edition of the “Cities and Regions for Interna...
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CORLEAP | Our speakers underline the importance of bottom-up processes to include citizens in local political life

PLATFORMA Spokesperson on Eastern Partnership Ms. Vaida Aleknavičienė (Lithuania) and CEMR vice-pr...
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Local governments from Romania and Moldova create a joint Council

The Moldovan local authorities are getting closer to the European Union thanks to their cooperation ...
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Enlargement Day | NALAS President invites the EU to turn from deliberation to action

NALAS President Memet Ergun Turan, Mayor of Fatih (Türkiye) and Vice President of Marmara Municipal...
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Redoubling efforts to achieve more international commitment to the SDGs

“The 2030 Agenda needs less abstraction and more concreteness” said the Secretary General for Ex...
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COP27 | Subnational governments must be empowered to deliver on the Paris climate agreement

On the occasion of the Solutions Day at COP27, the European Committee of the Regions, the Council of...
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#EURegionsWeek: Localising the SDGs – A Roadmap for Recovery

Within the framework of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), the largest annual even...
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Towns and regions exchange on the path to take to localise the SDGs

Without local and regional governments, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) would only exist in...
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Join us at the Forum ‘Cities & regions for development cooperation’

It’s time to strengthen the policy dialogue between EU institutions and local and regional governm...
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EWRC 2018: Why attending the largest gathering of Europe’s towns and regions is a must

October is one of the most important months for towns, cities and regions. Not only because of the U...
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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...
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It’s time to select the winners of the first PLATFORMAwards!

On Tuesday 1st February, members of the jury of the PLATFORMAwards will meet to select the best proj...
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Europe and Africa: a common local future

“The future of Europe is the future of Africa. The future of Africa is the future of Europe. If we...
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CONNECT just presented at the 5th Assises of decentralised cooperation

PLATFORMA and its partner VNG International presented CONNECT during a session at the European Commi...
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Discover CONNECT at the Assises de la cooperation décentralisée

PLATFORMA and its partner VNG International are presenting CONNECT during a parallel session at the ...
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“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...
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