Newsletter – n°28 – November 2014
Headlines
The Mediterranean towards a sustainable development
The territorial cooperation in the Mediterranean towards a sustainable development and resilient territories was at the heart of the Mediterranean Cooperation days, during which PLATFORMA co-organised two round tables...
The European Parliament approves a resolution regarding the post-2015 development framework
The European Parliament has approved a resolution on “the EU and the global development framework after 2015” in which members of parliament recall the importance of focusing on the eradication of poverty and the defence of Human Rights.
News from partners
VNG International supporting the capacity building of local security communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
VNG International assisted local security committees on the formulation of security plans in the eastern Congolese territories of Kabara, Walungu, Idjwi and Shabunda...
Local and regional governments paving the way towards a global citizenship
The PLATFORMA workshop on “Citizen in Europe –Citizen in the world”looks at the interdependence of peoples and problems in today’s globalized world and will discuss with multi-level representatives...
The world at a glance
EU strengthens regional cooperation with Latin America
On the occasion of a meeting with the ambassadors of the Latin American countries in Brussels, the EU announced a €925 million regional cooperation package for Latin America for the 2014-2020 period...
The Turin Communiqué and the role of local and regional governments in the effective implementation of the post-2015 Agenda
Adopted at the conclusion of the High Level Dialogue which brought together national, local and regional representatives and civil society organisations from more than 30 countries, the Turin Communiqué reasserts that local and regional governments...
Initiative worth following
Launch of the Steering Committee of the World Summit of Territorial Climate Action
Bernard Soulage, Vice president of the Rhone-Alpes Region delegated to European and International Relations, and Ronan Dantec, Senator and spokesperson of UCLG on climate, have launched the Steering committee of the World Summit of Territorial Climate Action...
Calendar
Coming soon
4 December (Brussels, Belgium): Are European local and regional authorities prepared for the Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat III?, jointly organized by the Committee of the Regions and UN-Habitat.
9 December (Brussels, Belgium): Meeting on the European Year for Development 2015
9 December (Brussels, Belgium): Subsidiarity, Efficiency, Accountability and Citizenship: Time for an active role of regional and local authorities, organised by Euskal Fondoa and the Basque Government Delegation to the European Union
11 December (Marseilles, France): Climate meeting of local and regional elected representatives from the Mediterranean, organised by the Mediterranean Commission of UCLG and the Intermediterranean Commission of the CPMR
