Council of European Municipalities and Regions

🎥On #IWD2026 hear from Ursula Sautter, deputy mayor of the City of Bonn, as she celebrates the city’s decades-long work for #GenderEquality.

2026 also marks the 20th anniversary of the European Charter for Equality, created by CEMR to empower local governments across Europe.

“For local leaders, there is no more urgent topic than trust” — Jan Van Zanen, Mayor of The Hague & @uclg.bsky.social President

At #UCLGRetreat, 100+ local leaders worked to strengthen democracy. Projects like #ODELL help protect local democracy

🔗 ccre-cemr.org/european-obs...

#UCLGMeets

CEMR Spokesperson Arjen Gerritsen at the EU Parliament on the future of #CohesionPolicy under the next #MFF.

Key messages:

• NRPPs need mandatory regional chapters.
• ITIs & CLLD work — 30% of non-ringfenced funds should use them.

Read more:
ccre-cemr.org/wp-content/u...

📢 We’re hiring!

CEMR is looking for a Communications Officer (6-month maternity leave cover, June–Dec) in Brussels 🇪🇺

Strong storytelling & EU comms background required.

📅 Apply by 20 March 2026
📩 application@ccre-cemr.org

ccre-cemr.org/press/job-va...

#Jobs #Hiring

❓ Do you want to know more about

• City diplomacy
• Community engagement
• Adaptation & resilience
• Gender equality
• Youth engagement

Register for our upcoming Local Leaders’ Climate Academy with @platforma4dev.bsky.social & @uclg.bsky.social

🗓️ 25-26 March, online forms.office.com/e/9bzQ0q20yk

Declaration on four years of war in Ukraine - CEMR CCRE CEMR issues declaration marking four years of war and reaffirming unwavering support for Ukraine Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, local and regional...

Four years on, the war in Ukraine continues and so does our commitment 🇺🇦

CEMR condemns the war, supports Ukrainian communities, and calls for peace.

📢 CEMR Declaration + 🎥 EU effective integration priorities

ccre-cemr.org/press/declar...

"Cities are laboratories for solutions" - CEMR CCRE Pol Morillas (CIDOB), MEP Hanna Jalloul and local leaders reflect on the current geopolitics and its effects in Europe, global disorder, and why local leaders...

“Cities are laboratories for solutions in an age of brutal geopolitics.”

🏛️At a UCLG Europe debate, Pol Morillas, MEP Hanna Jalloul and local leaders discussed global disorder, EU legitimacy & why municipalities matter more than ever.

🔗 ccre-cemr.org/european-obs...
#LocalDemocracy #EU

Join the Covenant of Mayors for the National event in Belgium! 🌿

Explore how climate-neutrality and energy transition strategies move from ambition to concrete action on the ground.

register here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

We were pleased to host the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL) at CEMR.

18 administration directors explored opportunities under #BridgesOfTrust and our Matchmaking Platform for municipal cooperation.

🔗 partnerships.ccre-cemr.org

#EaP #PLATFORMA

YouTube video by Council of European Municipalities and Regions European Observatory for the Defence of Democracy at the Local Level

Europe’s first Observatory tracking threats against mayors and local councillors is here to:
✔️ Collect data
✔️ Map trends
✔️ Strengthen responses at all levels

More info: ccre-cemr.org/european-obs...

@eudeleus.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsM...

🌍 New governance cycle at CEMR (2026–2028)!

✔️ New Presidency
✔️ 24 new spokespersons on key EU priorities
✔️ Renewed Policy Committee

Together, strengthening the voice of towns, cities & regions across Europe. 🏡🇪🇺

🔗 ccre-cemr.org/governance
#LocalGovernment

“2026 will be a year of global readjustment,” says @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social. What role will Europe play?

Join our conversation with @polmorillas.bsky.social, Hana Jalloul, Eider Inunciaga and Carola Gunnarsson

🗓 18 February
⏰4 PM
🌐Online

👉 Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Local & regional governments must be at the heart of #GlobalEurope

@platforma4dev.bsky.social calls for stronger multilevel governance, real partnership in #GlobalGateway, and meaningful engagement of cities & regions.

Global impact starts locally. 🌍

platforma-dev.eu/local-and-re...

Register now for our upcoming Local Leaders’ Climate Academy!
This 2-day training advances a justice-centred vision of climate leadership rooted in equity, participation, shared responsibility, & global citizenship.
With @platforma4dev.bsky.social & @uclg.bsky.social
forms.office.com/e/9bzQ0q20yk

75 years of CEMR - CEMR CCRE

🎉 75 years of #CEMR means 75 years of people shaping Europe locally.

From elected leaders to communities on the ground, our anniversary is about the #LocalHeroes who make democracy work every day.

ccre-cemr.org/75-years-of-...

#CEMR75 #LocalDemocracy

❓Do you still have questions before applying to the International Award @uclg.bsky.social-Mexico City-Culture 21?

Join UCLG webinar and get tips, examples and insights on how to strengthen your application!

🗓️ 11 February, 15.00-16.30 CET

Read➕& register now

platforma-dev.eu/internationa...

🇷🇴💡 Cluj-Napoca hosted the Digital Transformation Roundtable with Mayor Emil Boc, mayors, the European Commission, universities & innovators.
-> #Digitaltransformation goes beyond technology with better services, trust & people-first design.

Let's join living-in.eu 🇪🇺
ccre-cemr.org/living-in-eu

Meet Eider Inunciaga, City Councillor in Bilbao

For her, local democracy starts with one word: closeness.

Listening to citizens. Involving them daily. Building trust beyond elections.

Read her story ccre-cemr.org/projects-pro...

#CEMRLocalHeroes #CEMR75

Together with @kuntaliitto.bsky.social, we met with Sirpa Pietikäinen to discuss the EU’s upcoming climate resilience framework.

Cities & regions must help design, finance and monitor adaptation policies — not just implement them.
Our proposals 👉 ccre-cemr.org/impactgoal-c...

#ClimateAdaptation

📢 Hiring – Policy Officer (Climate & Energy)

Join CEMR to work on EU climate policy, advocacy & projects supporting cities and regions.
📍 Brussels
📅Apply by 27 Feb 2026

🔗Full vacancy: ccre-cemr.org/call/policy-...

#EUJobs #ClimateAction #Brussels

YouTube video by Council of European Municipalities and Regions Leaders' Summit at Malta 2025

🌍 In Malta, 150+ local leaders from 41 countries met at the #CEMRLeadersSummit 2025 to discuss demographic change, local democracy and the next EU budget.
A strong message emerged: Europe’s future must be shaped locally, through #cohesion and multilevel #governance. 🏡✨
youtu.be/hTh48cFHlrU

😃 Proud to have been part of the adventure since 2008!

Happy birthday @ccre-cemr.bsky.social!

#CEMR75 #LocalHeroes #LocalGov

Malta in Sweden: CEMR & EPSU’s LAB study visit at SALAR in Stockholm brought Maltese local authorities and trade unions together with Swedish colleagues to exchange experiences on #socialdialogue, trust, and adaptability.

28 January 1951

75 years ago, CEMR was founded — the world’s first organisation uniting mayors and local representatives

Today, our mission is unchanged: putting towns, cities and regions at the heart of the European and international agenda

ccre-cemr.org/75-years-of-...

#CEMR75 #LocalHeroes

🏙️ Which city will host #CitiesForum 2027?

We invites cities to apply to host the EU’s flagship event on the urban dimension of #CohesionPolicy. A unique chance to showcase your city and connect with Europe’s urban leaders.

📅 Apply by 17 Feb

📝 lnkd.in/eVE3ukKi

🌍 Today we kicked off the first training with our 24 CEMR Spokespersons

They’ll bring the voice of local & regional governments to Europe and international institutions on key policy issues.

👉 Get to know them:
ccre-cemr.org/governance

#LocalGovernments

We’re looking for a Projects & Programmes Intern!

Get hands-on experience with EU projects on climate, energy & city partnerships, and work with local governments. 🌍

🎓Open to enrolled students
📩application@ccre-cemr.org
ccre-cemr.org/jobs-call-fo...

#Internship #EUJobs #career

🕊️ CEMR expresses profound condolences to the people of Spain and all those affected by the tragic train accident near Adamuz, Córdoba.

⚫ Our thoughts are with the victims, the injured, and their families in this deeply painful moment.

#Cordoba #Spain

Amendments to the NRPP - CEMR CCRE Shaping the future of EU Cohesion Policy: CEMR’s amendments on the proposed National and Regional Partnership Plans   The EU’s place-based approach to policymaking — which recognises territorial diver...

✍️ CEMR has put forward targeted amendments to the proposed National and Regional Partnership Plans to safeguard Europe’s place-based approach and strengthen the role of local and regional governments across EU investments.

🛡️ More on our amendments here: ccre-cemr.org/uncategorize...

#MFF #NRPP

Podcast Call Simone - CEMR CCRE “If we are lucky, she will be a mayor”Power, pressure, and local democracy in Europe Local democracy is often described as the closest level of...

🎧 New Call Simone episode: “If we are lucky, she will be a mayor”

How intimidation & harassment shape who runs — and stays — in local politics. Featuring voices from Bilbao & Bocconi + the launch of a new EU observatory.
🔗 ccre-cemr.org?p=28630

#LocalDemocracy