Newsletter – n°17 – December 2012
Headlines
Towards a coherent commitment of the EU alongside local and regional authorities?
After several weeks of reflection, PLATFORMA sent its answer to the European Commission (EC) Issue paper on local authorities in development, while the DG DEVCO services are currently working on the Communication...
News from partners
Local and Regional Governments towards the Post-2015 and Habitat III agendas
Following the intensive period leading up to the definition of a new sustainable agenda in Rio+20, the international community is now defining the general development agenda for the coming decades, in the so-called Post-2015 process...
New CLGF programme gets DFID funding
CLGF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) during the recent Executive Committee in London. The MOU follows the agreement on a £4.5 million four-year programme funded by DFID to improve...
Initiative worth following
Documentary shows the impact of URB-AL III
The Orientation and Coordination Office of URBAL-III has released a documentary featuring the main results and the impact of the European Commission funded programme...
In other news
Ireland takes over the EU presidency
On 1 January, Ireland took over the EU presidency from Cyprus, and will hold the position until June 2013. Among its priorities during the presidency, presented at the General Affairs Council in December 2012, Ireland wishes to keep EU’s leading position in development cooperation...
NSA-LA : assessment and open calls
The Romanian MEP Corinna Cretu (S&D), vice-president of the Development Committee of the European Parliament, is currently preparing a report on the role of local authorities and civil society in development cooperation and will organise auditions during the last week...
Calendar
Coming soon
31 January - 1st February 2013 (Paris, France) : Global conference of local elected women: 'Gender equality, a priority for global development'
20-21 February 2013 (Dublin, Ireland) : Forum of the World alliance of cities against poverty
4-5 March 2013 (Brussels, Belgium) : PLATFORMA European Forum
