Newsletter – n°39 – January 2016
Headlines
Are you ready for tomorrow?
Migration, territorial reforms, climate change, local finances: these are a few of today’s challenges faced by European cities, towns and regions. At the same time, mayors and local elected representatives must anticipate and adapt to changes in a constantly evolving society. But the question is, are they ready for tomorrow?
News from the Secretariat
Better coordination between development actors
A meeting of practitioners and project managers representing actors and stakeholders in the Eastern European Neighbourhood region was organised on 14 December 2015. The objective was to map complementarities and synergies between existing and planned activities in Ukraine, and to seek better coordination between all actors, donors and the beneficiaries...
News from partners
Swedish and Turkish municipalities are teaming up for gender equality!
The Turkish Union of Municipalities (UMT) organised in collaboration with the Swedish Associations of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), and member of PLATFORMA, a two day workshop in Ankara on how to implement the European Charter for Equality...
The world at a glance
The European Year for Development 2015 – What a year!
2015 was a special year for development. It was the first ever European Year to deal with the European Union's external action and Europe’s role in the world...
Summing up Luxembourg Presidency
January is not only the beginning of a new year; it is also the start of a new presidency of the Council of the EU. Let’s look back at the achievements of the Luxembourg presidency...
Initiative worth following
From COP21 to COP22: local and regional government’s mobilisation continues!
From 26 to 28 September 2016, Nantes is hosting the CLIMATE CHANCE summit, a world summit for non-governmental actors making a transition from COP21 in Paris to COP 22 in Marrakech in November 2016...
Cities and regions hold the key to stabilisation of Mediterranean
For two days on 18 and 19 January, Nicosia in Cyprus was the center of euro-Mediterranean local and regional dialogue...
Calendar
Upcoming
16 - 18 March (Czech Republic): European Habitat Conference, consult the event webpage
7 – 8 April (Brussels, Belgium): PLATFORMA Steering Committee and Political Council
20 – 22 April (Nicosia, Cyprus): CEMR General Assembly, for more information
23 – 24 May (Istanbul, Turkey): World Humanitarian Summit, organised by the United Nations, consult the event webpage
