Newsletter – n°21 – May 2013
Headlines
Adoption of the new Communication on local and regional governments in partner countries
PLATFORMA welcomes the adoption of the new Commission Communication on local and regional authorities in partner countries...
Highlights from PLATFORMA regional seminar for Africa
PLATFORMA first regional seminar, which took place in Kampala (Uganda), allowed a decentralised and direct dialogue between local and regional elected representatives from Africa and the European Commission. Such a dialogue appears fundamental to steer the Union’s development policy towards local population concrete needs...
News from the Secretariat
Development education call for proposal in September
A call for proposals will be launched in September by DG DEVCO, to fund development education and awareness raising activities within the European territory (objective 2 of the NSA-LA programme). The modalities are being discussed within DEVCO, and if proposals...
News from partners
Second national meeting on “Twinning and partnerships”
In a context of rising euro-scepticism and populism, the French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE) organises the second national meeting on “Twinning and partnerships” in Montpellier on 14 and 15 June...
URB-AL III - concluding event and publication
The URB-AL III programme, based on innovative partnerships between Europe and Latin-American and with its territorial approach, has had an impact on 1.8 million people in more than 500 municipalities in Latin America, and has boosted or strengthened...
The world at a glance
ARLEM Board meeting in Barcelona
The ARLEM (Assembly of Euro-Mediterranean regions and local authorities) Bureau held its meeting at the UpM offices. On this occasion, Francisco de la Torre Prados, Mayor of Malaga and CEMR representative, member of the ARLEM Bureau...
Initiative worth following
PLATFORMA shared recommendations ahead of EU Council on the Post-2015 development framework
Ahead of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs and following the stimulating discussions on the post-2015 development framework held in the context of the Assises of decentralised cooperation last month, PLATFORMA addressed a letter to Joe Costello...
Migration-development-integration
Migration-development-integration were at the heart of the two days of reflection organised by EU NOMAD and that gathered researchers, members of the civil society, local and regional elected representatives and representatives of the European institutions...
In other news
Development education discussed in Dublin
Is development education and activities implemented reaching local community? This question was raised repeatedly at the seminar “Development Education – Responding to the Global Crisis?” which took place on 17 May in Dublin (Ireland) at the initiative of IDEA, Dochas and CONCORD...
PLATFORMA at the seminar ‘New challenges and new partnerships in decentralised cooperation’
Speaking at an event organised by the Instituto Marques Valle Flor (IMVF) on the new challenges and partnerships in decentralised cooperation, Octavi de la Varga Mas, who represented PLATFORMA, highlighted that local and regional governments (LRG) are not longer...
Calendar
Coming soon
5-6-7 June 2013 (Lyon, France) : UCLG Executive bureau and World Regions Forum
11-12 June 2013 (Iguazu, Argentina) : PLATFORMA Latin America regional seminar
13-14 June 2013 (Ottawa, Canada) : UCLG CIB working group meeting
