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Eastern Partnership

How can we support Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia’s joining the European Union?

It was a few days after the outbreak of war by Russia: Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia each submitted a...

‘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...

Conference: Together for the 2030 Agenda – Municipalities as trailblazers for global sustainable development

The digital conference “Together for the 2030 Agenda – Municipalities as trailblazers for gl...

Aid & assistance, Eastern Partnership, COVID-19

Aid & assistance, Eastern Partnership, COVID-19

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...

Eastern Partnership

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 P...

Our 11 recommendations for a coordinated global response to COVID-19

As a pandemic, COVID-19 is a truly global problem which knows no borders. As such, the European Unio...

Conclusions on the SDGs: A little step for the EU Council, a big step for local and regional governments

11 December 2019

PLATFORMA reacted very positively following the adoption and release of a new set of conclusions on ...

Why EU must guarantee funding for local, regional governments in post-2020 development policy

2 December 2019

Member states must strongly support the proposal of the European Parliament to add a budget line for...

PLATFORMA strengthens links with the Council

The Secretariat of PLATFORMA is having regular meetings with EU Member States Permanent Representati...

“Sustainable” is in the air for the Finnish Presidency of the Council

While EU heads of State and government spent the whole night of 30 June to 1 July trying to find the...

Council confirms: Towns and regions have a key role to play in the implementation of the SDGs

The development of stronger and inclusive partnerships with other development actors, including loca...

Local democracy

Local democracy

Council concerned by the democratic situation in Moldova

On 16 July 2018, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed the Eastern Partnership, ahead of the Eastern...

Council calls for cities to be better taken into account as part of development programmes

Member States encourage the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) ...

Is ‘less’ really ‘more’ in the new European Consensus on Development?

“European development policy must prioritise democracy, inclusiveness and sustainability. To d...

New EU Consensus on Development: the achievement of the SDGs is dependent on local & regional governments

New European consensus on development recognizes the role of local and regional governments in achie...