Getting a glimpse of PLATFORMA Forum

With the occasion of the PLATFORMA Forum, local and regional elected representatives had the opportunity to recall that the economic crisis calls for better coordination and joint development actions carried out by European local and regional governments. Transparency and efficiency...

9-10 April: Assises of decentralised cooperation

Registrations for the Assises of decentralised cooperation are now open on the decentralised cooperation portal of the Committee of the Regions, look out for the round tables organised by PLATFORMA and its members...

PLATFORMA seminar for Dialogue and Capacity building of local and regional authorities in Africa

Local and regional authorities in Africa have gone through important evolution during the past four to three decades. All countries in the continent have seen the development of constitutions which include important responsibilities for these levels of government; the continent has also undergone...

Communication on “Local authorities in development cooperation”, opinion of the Committee of the Regions

Mayor Hans Janssen (Netherlands) has been appointed as rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions (CoR), and will draft the CoR opinion on the Communication “Local authorities in development cooperation”. An outline of the opinion will be discussed in the CIVEX Committee meeting of the CoR...

UCLG undertake workshops on the Governance of Local Basic Services in the different regions

As part of the Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralisation, UCLG produces a triennial Global Report (GOLD), on key issues of interest to local government. GOLD IIIwill focus on the governance of local basic services. A group of experts have been working, under the coordination...

3-4 April : Forum of local and regional authorities of the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean Commission of UCLG, the City of Marseille, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region and all member networks of the Mediterranean Commission are organising, with the support of the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the 3rd Forum of local and regional authorities...

Regional integration, sustainable tourism and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation at the heart of ARLEM debates

With the occasion of the fourth plenary session of the Assembly of Regions and Cities of the Mediterranean (ARLEM), the ARLEM members reaffirmed their commitment in favour of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation; thus, the promotion of regional cooperation, the consolidation of decentralisation...

Local government’ solidarity initiatives with municipalities coping with refugees from Syria and with Syrian individuals

Local governments are putting Syria back on the agenda with two initiatives to express solidarity with the people of Syria and the neighbouring municipalities which cope with the flux of refugees from Syria...

Coming soon

3-4 April 2013 (Marseilles, France) : 3^rd Forum of local and regional authorities of Mediterranean

4-7 April 2013 (Marseilles, France) : Anna Lindh Meditteranean Forum

9-10 April 2013 (Brussels, Belgium) : Assises of decentralised cooperation, organised by the Committee of the Regions