France

Decentralisation, the driving force behind the Franco-Moldovan partnership

On 19 and 20 September, local and national leaders from France and Moldova gathered in Grenoble (Fra...
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CUF Conference: 3rd Rendez-vous on Territorial Diplomacy

Following the success of Cités Unies France’s second Rendez-vous on Territorial Diplomacy, wh...
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Rennes receives IOPD Award “Best Practice in Citizen Participation”

The City of Rennes and Rennes Métropole received the International Observatory on Participatory Dem...
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Watch the highlights of CUF conference on territorial diplomacy

On Monday 3 July at the French National Assembly, Cités Unies France was organising a conference on...
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France | First call for projects in support of decentralised cooperation in the field of local finances

The Delegation for the external action of local governments (DAECT) of the French Ministry of Europe...
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Bordeaux (France)-Lima (Peru) | Participatory design of public space in Bordeaux and Lima

For the third time, the PLATFORMAwards will put under the spotlights the best practices in city-to-c...
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Local governments are taking part at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille

The IUCN World Conservation Congress which will be held in Marseille from 3 to 11 September will be ...
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Ukraine Calling programme helps to find collaboration partners

The Ukraine Call programme offers seminars and workshops to provide orientational and applied knowle...
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The Mayor of Dijon elected new president of Cités Unies France

The Mayor of Dijon and President of Dijon Métropole (France), François Rebsamen, was elected new ...
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“Getting EU funds will be more difficult for town and regions under the new financial architecture”, blame mayors at CUF Rencontres

PLATFORMA was organising a workshop “European model – what reality for the action of local and r...
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Cités Unies France launches a special solidarity fund for African countries facing the COVID-19 crisis

As elsewhere in the world, African local governments are on the front line to face the COVID-19 cri...
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Opinion article | Coronavirus: “We, local elected representatives of France, are particularly worried about the African continent”

This op-ed by local and regional elected officials members of Cités Unies France, was originally ...
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Project 11/12: Orléans (France) – Parakou (Benin)

For the second time, PLATFORMA has decided to reward the best city-to-city and region-to-region inte...
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Project 8/12: Lille (France) – Oujda (Morocco)

For the second time, PLATFORMA has decided to reward the best city-to-city and region-to-region inte...
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Project 5/12: Châtellerault (France) – Kaya (Burkina Faso)

For the second time, PLATFORMA has decided to reward the best city-to-city and region-to-region inte...
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Project 4/12: Department of Charente Maritime (France) – Urban Municipality of Boffa (Guinea)

For the second time, PLATFORMA has decided to reward the best city-to-city and region-to-region inte...
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Investments in Mediterranean countries at the center of Marseille’s event Act III

After the success of Mediterranean of the Future Acts I and II, dealing with the topics of climate c...
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Over 45 cities joining in for the 2019 European Days of Local Solidarity!

(updated on 19/11/19) The annual European Days of Local Solidarity (EDLS) are taking place for the f...
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French local elected representatives reaching out to Ukrainian peers

The French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE) organised a vi...
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A support mechanism for the international action of local governments, by Cités Unies France

In 2017, Cités Unies France conducted a survey with local governments and their partners to better ...
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