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Newsletter – n°27 – October 2014

Headlines

Commissioner Mimica: “Yes! More civil society organisation and more local authorities are to be engaged into our own programmes…”

In his hearing as International Cooperation and Development Commissioner-designate, Mr Mimica encouraged the contribution of local and regional governments (LRGs) in European development programmes and highlighted their importance...

Policy Forum on Development: a successful post-2015 agenda must include local governments

PLATFORMA representatives insisted that there will not be any successful post-2015 framework without local and regional governments; with responsibilities and competencies in key areas addressed by the sustainable development goals...

News from partners

AFCCRE publication on the role of local and regional governments in European development policy

In light of the new financial framework for the 2014-2020 period, the revision of the European development policy based on the orientations defined in the Agenda for Change and the new responsibilities acknowledged for...

VNG launches technical assistance project in Turkey

VNG International and the Directorate for Strategy Development (DSD) of the Turkish Ministry of Interior are carrying out a project on “Technical Assistance for Strengthening of Local Investment Planning...

The world at a glance

Can empowering local and regional governments make a difference?

Representatives of the Mashrek area and representatives of PLATFORMA participated in a multi-actor seminar where the process of decentralisation and the empowerment of local and regional governments (LRGs) were highlighted as decisive factors when dealing...

Initiative worth following

Local Med promotes exchanges between local governments of Catalonia and Morocco

After a promising first phase, led by the Diputació de Barcelona in partnership with the Moroccan Centre for Research and Development, the Local Med platform is expanding its reach and tackling new challenges in the region...

In other news

The month of October, for a sustainable and inclusive urban-development

PLATFORMA, our partners and local and regional representatives from around the world took part in a vast campaign, spearheaded by UCLG, for the inclusion of a stand-alone urban sustainable development goal...

Calendar

Coming Soon

10 - 12 November (Roma, Italy): Mediterranean Cooperation Days, organised by the CIM-CPMR, PLATFORMA and the Lazio Region, consult the event webpage

12 - 14 November (Sao Paolo, Brazil): International Meeting for the Right to the City, consult the event webpage

13 - 16 November (Barcelona, Spain): 13th International Congress of Educating Cities, on “an educating city is an inclusive city”, consult the event webpage

[Archive]

At the heart of the urban autumn, Piebalgs hands over the reins to Mimica!

The month of October saw the continued efforts of local and regional representatives and their associations in the support of an urban SDG. PLATFORMA, through its spokesperson Hans Janssen – who is also the rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions on the post-2015 agenda, called on the support of the European Commission to maintain Goal 11 during his intervention in the Policy Forum on development. He likewise had the opportunity to discuss, together with the President of the DEVE Committee of the European Parliament, Linda McAvan, the role of LRGs in a sustainable and inclusive development. The post-2015 agenda is to no surprise one of the top priorities of the new Commissioner for International cooperation and development, Neven Mimica, who took over from Commissioner Piebalgs on November 1. We would therefore like to welcome the new Commissioner, who in his hearing already showed great knowledge of the major topics covered by his portfolio, and also take this opportunity to commend once more the work of Commissioner Pielbags, whose mandate at the head of the DG DEVCO-EuropeAid (2009 -2014) saw a renewed consideration and inclusion of local and regional governments in European development policy, particularly with the Structured Dialogue and the adoption of the 2013 May Communication!