📘 New report: Decentralised Development Cooperation - Europe 🌍 ➡️ 80% see DDC as a priority ➡️ 70% active in partnerships ➡️ Wider actors beyond LRGs ➡️ Challenges: resources & expertise 🔎 Read here 👉 ccre-cemr.org/mindcraft @giz.de @bmz.de

Apply now to join the Compact Cities Partnership! Work with cities, regions & NGOs across Europe to tackle urban sprawl, shape policy & promote sustainable urban growth. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 2025 🔗 www.urbanagenda.urban-initiative.eu/news/applica... #CompactCities #SustainableUrbanDevelopment

Apply now to join the Compact Cities Partnership! Work with cities, regions & NGOs across Europe to tackle urban sprawl, shape policy & promote sustainable urban growth. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 2025 🔗 www.urbanagenda.urban-initiative.eu/news/applica... #CompactCities #SustainableUrbanDevelopment

🌍 CEMR & partners will be at the European Week of Regions & Cities 2025! From democracy to climate action to Ukraine’s EU path — discover and participate to our events ⬇️ 👉 ccre-cemr.org/press/europe... #EURegionsWeek #CEMR #RegionsCities

📞 “I hope many will pick up the phone” Who do you call if you want to speak to Europe? Call Simone, explores local democracy & power. Nevsin Mengu & Berk Esen on Turkish mayors and #LocalDemocracy 🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AGaMmzBoOjKRqfWPJotEC?si=EuLHIiikTjqHXjAIJMVKsA #Turkey #imamoğlu

🇩🇪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮: 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 Decentralised cooperation 🔹 Focus on 🇺🇦 partnerships & solidarity 🔹 Long-lasting municipal & federal state collaborations 🔹 Expertise via BMZ, SKEW & GIZ funding programmes 📘 2/7 #MINDCRAFT series Next: 🇪🇸 SPAIN ccre-cemr.org/mindcraft @BMZ_Bund @giz_gmbh

🏙️ Local and regional governments are key to building inclusive societies, but migration and integration remain complex challenges How can towns, cities, and regions better design and implement migration and inclusion policies? Here are the main takeaways from our event ⬇️

🌍 Town #Twinning in Europe On 11–12 Sept in Visegrád, our member @TOOSZ hosted the Twinning Matchmaking Event, bringing together municipalities from 🇭🇺 🇷🇴 🇸🇰 to explore new international partnerships. Maddalena Fontana introduced the #MatchmakingPlatform Co-funded by the European Commission.

📅 On 17 Sept, join our event on Local responses to #migration & #inclusion 🌍 Hear from experts incl. Annalisa Buscaini (EPC), Josephine Liebl (ECRE), Frohar Poya (ENoMW) & Merel Bentsink (VNG), Emmanouil Dardoufas (CoR) Register now 👉 forms.office.com/e/YkrSY5x7dc

Town twinning in Europe 🤝 From post-war reconciliation in 1951 to tackling today’s challenges—climate, digitalisation, migration, youth—twinning continues to connect communities. New opportunities: - AgoraEU - Matchmaking Platform Read more 👇 ccre-cemr.org/press/the-fu...

📷 @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu talked about #Resilience and #Security, but we did not hear about local realities and #CohesionPolicy 📷 Cities and regions carry the weight of security, energy or housing. Europe must recognise, empower and fund local governments www.linkedin.com/posts/counci... #SOTEU

📆 Tomorrow the EC President delivers her #SOTEU speech — setting priorities for the EU’s year ahead. At CEMR we’ll be listening with our SOTEU Bingo 🎲 hoping she recognises the role of local & regional governments. 👉 What’s on your bingo card? #EU #LocalGovernments

🌍 Join mayors, local leaders & EU officials on 16 Oct at #EUCoMCeremony2025! Europe’s largest local climate movement takes the stage to share how they secure our future. ✅ Climate goals ✅ Clean energy ✅ Resilience & innovation 🔗 Register: eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu/en/Covenant-...

🕊️Local governments unite for peace. The #DunkirkAppeal, signed by mayors from Guernica, Dresden, Gdańsk, Bucha & others, calls on cities to preserve memory, resist extremism & defend European integration. CEMR proudly relays this call from Dunkirk & AFCCRE cites-unies-france.org/L-appel-de-D...

⚫ Today, as Portugal mourns the tragic loss of lives in the Lisbon funicular crash, our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all those affected. 🎗️ CEMR stands in solidarity with the city of Lisbon and our member association, ANMP. #Lisbon #funicolarcrash

📅 On 17 Sept, join our event on Local responses to #migration & #inclusion 🌍 Hear from experts, incl. Annalisa Buscaini (EPC), Josephine Liebl (ECRE), Frohar Poya (ENoMW) & Merel Bentsink (VNG) Register now 👉 forms.office.com/e/YkrSY5x7dc #EU #MFF

🚀 Apply now to join the new #CompactCities Thematic Partnership! 🌍 Shape policy, drive innovation & tackle urban sprawl. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 2025 💻 Online seminar TOMORROW (3 Sept) for more info! www.urbanagenda.urban-initiative.eu/news/applica... #SustainableCities #Urbanagenda

📅 17 Sept | “Local responses to #Migration and #Inclusion” Towns, cities, and regions are on the frontline of integration, but they need dialogue, resources, and partnerships. 🔗 Registrations: forms.office.com/e/YkrSY5x7dc

🏝 Back to work? If the EU budget 2028-2034 proposal feels like a distant memory, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered 🔎 We have broken down the key takeaways and what they mean for towns, cities, and regions across Europe: www.linkedin.com/posts/counci... #MFF #EUbudget #Rentree2025

📍Moldova’s path to the EU starts locally. Today, we welcomed Moldovan mayors and journalists to strengthen cooperation in Moldova's 🇪🇺 accession process 💬 “If we want Moldova's accession to succeed, mayors must be actively involved" — Fabrizio Rossi, CEMR Secretary General #Moldova #EUEnlargement

🚀 New features, funding opportunities are being posted & matches happening! The CEMR #MatchmakingPlatform connects local & regional governments for #EU projects, #twinning & #Ukraine partnerships. 👉 partnerships.ccre-cemr.org

🔥Heatwaves and wildfires spread across Europe. #ClimateChange is causing extreme conditions 💧 Water is vital and local leaders are at the forefront of its management. What do they think? Watch the video 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewoq... 🗎 Read CEMR position paper: ccre-cemr.org/wp-content/u...

🏖️ Whether you are by the beach, in the mountains, or just enjoying a quieter August, why not take 30 minutes to learn something new? Listen to #CallSimonePodcast episode with Peto Andrea and Broberg Emil reflecting on violence against #WomenInPolitics 🎙️https://ccre-cemr.org/call-simone-podcast

🎬LAST CALL! @platforma4dev.bsky.social is looking for a film producer to create a documentary on the Isère–Boundou partnership in Senegal 🇫🇷🤝🇸🇳 Apply by 17 Aug 👉 platforma-dev.eu/we-are-looki... #PLATFORMAwards #Documentary #Media #videoproduction

📰 Stay in the loop with Resonance, CEMR’s newsletter on the latest in European local & regional politics 🌍 From SDGs to democracy to EU funding. It's all there! Subscribe now 👉 ccre-cemr.org/newsletters #LocalEurope #ResonanceNewsletter

With @epsu.bsky.social, the LAB project has been launched to empower social partners in local & regional governments across 🇪🇺. 📍Workshop: Malta, Nov 13–14 🤝 Strengthening social dialogue for resilient, inclusive governance. 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/lab #SocialDialogue #LABProject

🌍 At #HLPF2025, CEMR and @platforma4dev.bsky.social brought the voice of Europe’s LRGs to the UN together with @uclg.bsky.social 🎥 Watch Xavier Garcia Albiok (Mayor of Badalona, from @fempcomunica.bsky.social ) on why local action matters for the #SDGs. Read more ccre-cemr.org/impactgoal-l...

📺#HLPF2025 "That's at the local level that we can build strong multi-stakeholder and multi-level action to start advancing sustainability" Javier CORTES, Director of the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation #eLankidetza #SDGs #LocalizingSDGs #2030Agenda

🎬 We’re hiring a documentary producer! @platforma4dev.bsky.social seeks to film the award-winning 🇫🇷 sère–🇸🇳 Boundou partnership 🎥 Apply by 17 Aug 🗓️ platforma-dev.eu/we-are-looki... #PLATFORMAwards #FilmProduction #DecentralisedCooperation

🚨 #EUBudget proposal. Join our call to action: 🔹Safeguard #CohesionPolicy 🔹Regional dimension must be mandatory. Centralisation in decision-making = inefficient funding 🔹Embedding #PartnershipPrinciple in each fund 🔹Clear and easy access to #EUFunding www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #MFF

📢 The new #EUBudget proposals risk sidelining local and regional governments Local leaders warn that @ec.europa.eu's proposal for the next #MFF reinforces decision-making at the national level, leading to a less effective use of EU resources 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/press/eu-bud...

🎙️ What is #SDG8 about, and why is it important for local governments? Hamza Bennis explains how towns and regions drive #DecentWork and #EconomicGrowth 📍 We are bringing local voices to #HLPF2025 🔗 Read the publication on #LocalizingSDGs: local-sdgs.eu/en @platforma4dev.bsky.social #2030Agenda

🎙️ What is #SDG5 about, and why is it important for local governments? Annelies Coessens explains how towns and regions drive #GenderEquality on the ground 📍We are at #HLPF2025 in NYC, bringing the voice of local leaders to global debates @platforma4dev.bsky.social #GlobalGoals #Beijing30

🔴 Ahead of tomorrow’s #EUbudget proposal, local leaders call to build on #RRF lessons: 💬 "It’s not just how much, but how and with whom those resources will be planned and implemented" 📝Op-ed at @euobserver.com: euobserver.com/news/arf74d9... #MFF #CohesionPolicy #FinalCallRegionsMFF

🎙️ What is #SDG3 about, and why is it important for local governments? @marineg.bsky.social explains how towns and regions drive health and well-being 📍We are at #HLPF2025 in NYC, bringing the voice of local leaders to global debates @platforma4dev.bsky.social #GlobalGoals #HealthForAll

🌍 European Partnership Hub launched at #URC2025 Rome! A concrete step to connect 🇺🇦 hromadas & 🇪🇺 municipalities — matching partners, offering mentoring, training & funding. Partnerships need purpose & support — that’s what we deliver. 📍Stay tuned! #Bridgesoftrust

In Rome today, our SG Fabrizio Rossi met with Commissioner Raffaele Fitto during the #URC2025 🇺🇦 He reaffirmed CEMR support for a strong, reformed and effective #CohesionPolicy — one that adapts, but stays true to its core mission: reducing regional disparities across Europe #LastCallMFF

📢 As @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu faced a no-confidence vote, regions took the spotlight in the @europarl.europa.eu. She suggested EU funds should go directly to regions, not via member states 🗨️ "Good news, but regions must not be interchangeable in political debates" 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/final-call-r...

🌍 30+ local leaders head to #HLPF2025 to fast-track the #LocalizingSDGs agenda! Among them: 🇲🇹 Clifford Galea, President of the Tramuntana Region, and @platforma4dev.bsky.social 💬 “Local action is key to a more just, sustainable future.” 🔗 local-sdgs.eu/en

🔴 CEMR condemns the rising pressure on elected mayors in #Türkiye, following the detention of #Adana Mayor @zeydankaralar01.bsky.social and Deputy President of the UMT 📢 "We call upon the European and international communities to keep the principles of #Democracy" ccre-cemr.org/statutory-af...

New funding opportunities are now available on CEMR’s Matchmaking Platform, helping local leaders develop #Twinning partnerships across Europe 🇪🇺 🤝 Explore the tool and register: partnerships.ccre-cemr.org #MatchmakingPlatform

Two weeks ago, 170 local leaders from 22 countries met in #Oslo at #CEMRLeadersSummit Ahead of the @ec.europa.eu #EUBudget proposal, local governments are already driving innovative actions to address today's challenges ➡️ Read more: ccre-cemr.org/statutory-af...

🌍 The @ec.europa.eu announced its 2040 climate target: ✅ 90% emissions cut by 2040. A significant step, but key elements are still missing 📧 Read the letter from mayors to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu and @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu urging greater ambition ahead of #COP30

Today, the European Committee of the Regions discusses #WaterResilience, a key element of Europe’s sustainable future. Local governments are driving solutions on the ground Discover 65+ best practices in our #EveryDropCounts mural 🌍💧 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/local-insigh... #CoRPlenary

This morning, local & EU voices came together on the road to #EUEnlargement. 🇪🇺🌍 From Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine to the Western Balkans — strong local communities & resilient democracies make accession real & lasting. 📘 Learn more: ccre-cemr.org/press/enlarg... #LocalGov #EaPLocal

💧 At #CEMRLeadersSummit, we launched “Every drop counts”— 65+ best practices on local #WaterManagement across Europe 🌍 Municipalities are already offering local responses to global challenges 🔎 ccre-cemr.org/local-insigh... #LocalGovernments #EUresources #ClimateAction

🇵🇱 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟭: 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 What role does Poland play in decentralised cooperation? 🔹 Focus on 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇲🇩 🔹 Local partnerships in times of crisis 🔹 Expertise in EU funds & strategy 📘 1/7 #MINDCRAFT series Next: 🇩🇪 GERMANY ccre-cemr.org/mindcraft @bmz.de @giz.de

🌍 CEMR and @platforma4dev.bsky.social were at the Mayor Summit “From Paris to Belém" as we advocate for a bigger role for local governments in reaching the EU 2040 climate targets 70% of climate mitigation happens locally—let’s empower every village, town and city #COP21 #COP30

“In Greenland, development must serve our people & respect our environment.” Minister Naaja Nathanielsen at the #CEMRLeadersSummit: “We aim for a strong, self-reliant economy, and any project must bring real benefits to our communities.”🌱

“Water resilience is not just about drinking water. It’s the whole system,” said Ragnhild Aalstad, CEO, Norwegian Water and Wastewater Association Norsk Vann, at the #CEMRLeadersSummit. From energy to mobility, all sectors depend on strong, integrated water infrastructure. 💧