European Development Days – New partnerships in decentralised cooperation

In the framework of the European Development Days, the Barcelona Province, in collaboration with its partners, including PLATFORMA, organised a high level panel on public-private partnerships in decentralised cooperation...

INTEGRATION – Integrated Urban Development in Latin America

Drawing on the experience of six Latin American cities and a federal state, the challenges and opportunities of the development of informal urban settlements are summarised in the publication "Desarollo urbano sostenible en Latinoamérica"...

Regions and Federated States in the processes of regional integration

Economic disparities are constantly growing between continents, between countries of these continents, and even more dramatically at the sub-national level, especially in emerging countries and between urban and rural areas. Development processes of countries usually lead to a concentration of resources and wealth production, especially...

Contributing to the future UN development agenda : new steps ahead

A new agenda which will follow the Millennium Development Goals after 2015 is being defined under the leadership of the United Nations. The UN Secretary General conveyed a high level panel of 26 eminent persons from civil society, governments and the private sector reflect...

Europeans significantly support development aid

A Eurobarometer survey, ordered by the DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid of the European Commission in order to analyse the attitude of the European public towards development cooperation, shows that 85% of Europeans think it is important to help...

Coming soon

19 November 2012 (Brussels, Belgium) : PLATFORMA Coordination Committee

20-22 November 2012 (Tunis, Tunisia) : Seminar with local authorities of the southern shore of the Mediterranean, organised by the European Commission

4-8 December 2012 (Dakar, Senegal) : Africities, 6th edition of Panafrican local government days