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✹ Representing 1M+ elected European politicians across 60 associations in 41 countries since 1951. ✹ Empowering local and regional Europe. ✹ The first and broadest European association of local and regional governments.

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · Aug 27

🏝 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

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 During the #EWRC2025, CEMR and its partners are organising a series of events to put local and regional governments at the heart of Europe’s future.

Join us in to exchange ideas and strengthen cooperation across Europe’s regions and cities.

#EURegionsWeek #CohesionAlliance

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 2d

🗓️ CEMR’s new study “Tackling Disinformation and Misinformation from the Ground Up” will be unveiled on 13 Oct 2025, Brussels.

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

#LocalDemocracy #Disinformation #40LocalCharter

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 5d

🏘️ Today, the @CEMR Housing Task Force kicked off with an exchange with Matthew Baldwin from the @ec.europa.eu Housing Task Force

🎯 Housing is a shared responsibility. Local leaders are ready to advance the discussions with EU institutions!

#HousingEU #CitiesAndRegions #LocalLeaders

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 5d

🏙️ Paris hosts the 3rd European Assises of City Centres
📅 6–7 Nov 2025 | Maison de la Chimie

Mayors, experts & city reps will debate the future of European city centres:
🌱 Sustainability
🚲 Mobility
🎭 Culture

👉 Register here: www.centre-ville.org/evenement/3e...
#UrbanFuture #LocalGov

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 5 years to go until Agenda 2030!

At VVSG's SDG Conference, local governments showed how global goals start locally.

CEMR presented the first Decentralised Development Cooperation Report, highlighting LRGs as strategic partners.

Full report: ccre-cemr.org/mindcraft

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 Kickstart your career with an #internship with us! 🌍

Join our Policy, Projects, Communications or @platforma4dev.bsky.social teams & shape Europe’s future.

Apply now: [email protected]

ccre-cemr.org/jobs-trainee...

#Internships #EUcareers #Jobs #HR #Hiring #Recruiting #Intern

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PLATFORMA @platforma4dev.bsky.social · 8d

🎙️ Our colleague Ivana Skazlic was speaking today at #VVSG International #SDG Conference “Global Goals, Local Action”

📙 She presented @ccre-cemr.bsky.social @giz.de latest #Mindcraft report on partnerships between European #LocalGov and their global counterparts

👉 ccre-cemr.org/wp-content/u...

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 8d

At the #UrbanMobilityDays, CEMR Spokesperson Andreas Wolter made it clear:
🚦Cities are the testbeds of Europe’s mobility transition
📑Smarter procurement = faster change
💶EU must invest in urban mobility

👉 Local govs are ready. EU, let’s move! #GreenDeal

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 9d

🔸 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥! 🔸
Join the political session Ukraine’s Path to the EU: Municipalities & Partnerships for Cohesion and Growth
🇺🇦🇪🇺
🗓 15 Oct, 16:30 CET |
📍Brussels
👉 regions-and-cities.europa.eu/programme/20...

#BridgesofTrust
#U-LEAD

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 9d

⚠️Disinformation threatens trust, divides communities & undermines democracy

On 13 Oct, we’ll discuss how to protect democracy and build resilience with leaders from @congress.coe.int and expert from the @ec.europa.eu

👉 Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#misinformation #disinformation

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 Learn how to localise the #SDGs through decentralised cooperation!

Free 2-month online course by @uclg.bsky.social & @platforma4dev.bsky.social with tools, practices & mentoring for Local and Regional Governments. Certificate included. Register now

👉 learningwith.uclg.org

#LocalizingSDGs

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 14d

📘 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

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 14d

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

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 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

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 20d

📞 “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

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 20d

🇩🇪 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

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 21d

"A multi-level governance approach is needed for migration 🧭, but local leaders must have real competences 🏛️", said Emmanouil Dardoufas from the European Committee of Regions

On the next #EUBudget: "Funding 💶 must support sustainable migration actions, with localised data 📊 to guide policy"

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 21d

"There is already strong NGO-municipality cooperation 🤝 even in member states with hostile #Refugees discourse. Key issues are implementation and funding 💶, with concerns about lacking local inclusion support ", said Josephine Liebl
from @theecre.bsky.social

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 21d

👩🏽‍🦳"The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum mentioned the word women less than 10 times. Women migrants have specific challenges that are not recognised" - Frohar Poya, ENoMW

Why is collaboration between NGOs and local leaders so important, also to secure migrant women's rights?

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 21d

👩‍👩‍👧 There has been an increased complexity of policies on #Migration.

According to Annalisa Buscaini from the @epc-official.bsky.social networks such as CEMR and other think tanks are key to building bridges between EU policies and local authorities.

What about #EUBudget and migration👇?

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 21d

🏙️ 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 ⬇️

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 26d

🌍 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.

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 27d

📅 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

Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 27d

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...

The future of town twinning - CEMR CCRE

Town twinning in Europe: unlocking opportunities with AgoraEU Since its foundation in 1951, CEMR has been at the forefront of the town twinning movement. Born...

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Council of European Municipalities and Regions @ccre-cemr.bsky.social · 28d

📷 @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

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