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Mayors Decoster & Vallo on shortlist “World Mayor Award”
Support Mayors François Decoster (Saint-Omer) and Matúš Vallo (Bratislava), shortlisted for the 2021 World Mayor Award. The 2021 World Mayor Award wants to reward Mayors whose...
What about Europe’s vaccine strategy? Tune in live Thursday!
At the European Committee of the Regions Plenary local leaders including Francisco Igea, Vice-President of Castilla y León region, discussed Europe’s vaccine strategy with the...
MEP Pislaru and CoR assess chances for recovery and resilience
The success of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF) is under threat after only a few countries took on input of local and regional authorities for the RFF, a 672.5 billion...
Brexit: UK cities and regions want ties with EU counterparts
As part of the new contact group between the European Committee of the Regions and UK subnational government, Renew Europe Vice-President Michiel Rijsberman (D66,...
The EU must not let North Macedonia down
The country of North Macedonia took a bold step with the hard decision of changing the name of the country. Now, the country is facing another hurdle. Jasna Gabrič, Mayor of...
“The pandemic gives us a chance to practice politics differently”, says Pihelgas
A new digital political arena has emerged, where technologies can help us finding new solutions, improving public services and increasing the participation of citizens in new...
Rule of Law at the centre of 7th Liberal Mayors Summit
More than 20 mayors from across Europe gathered to discuss the rule of law and LGBTIQ rights with European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourová, Michal Šimečka MEP of Renew...
7th Liberal Mayors Summit: Rule of Law
The 7th Liberal Mayors Summit will take place on 26 November 2020. Together with the European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourová Mayors will discuss the EU’s first Rule of...
Vienna joins the 12 capitals governed by liberals
This week NEOS has taken the office of Deputy Mayor following the local elections, with Christophe Wiederkehr. Wiederkehr will be Vice-Mayor, in charge of education, youth,...
2021 World Mayor Prize: Mayors Decoster & Vallo on the longlist
The City Mayors Foundation wants to award their bi-annual prize to a Mayor whose leadership during the Coronavirus pandemic provided their communities with protection and...
New EU Barometer: State of the Union at local level
The EU's first Regional and Local Barometer gives an overview of the state of regions and cities during this COVID-19 crisis, as they have been on the frontlines of dealing with...
