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✹ The first and broadest European association of local and regional governments.
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
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CEMR is calling on #EU institutions to protect public-public cooperation and in-house provision in the Procurement Directives revision💡
There is no evidence these models hamper #competition, but plenty of reasons to keep them
Read full statement ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#PublicProcurement
With @epsu.bsky.social, CEMR hosted a regional workshop in #Slovenia, bringing together participants from 5 countries to strengthen #SocialDialogue at all levels
ℹ️ Social dialogue is negotiation and cooperation between governments, workers and employers
🔗 About #LABProject: ccre-cemr.org/lab
Local governments spend €3 trillion a year on #PublicProcurement — yet the rules haven't kept up with reality.
Our new position paper calls for simpler, fairer #EUProcurement rules: higher thresholds, less red tape, and flexibility for cities and regions
ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
Cities and regions are not just implementers: they are co-architects of the post #2030Agenda
From financing gaps to citizen engagement, today’s discussion between our spokespersons made it clear: empowering the local level is key to delivering the #SDGs and shaping their future
#LocalGov
📢 We are closing our two days of #CEMRLeadersSummit in Rovaniemi, Finland
Takeaways:
▪️Adoption of an #EUBudget declaration
▪️New CEMR President (tag)
▪️Celebrated 75 years of CEMR
Thank you, @kuntaliitto.bsky.social and Rovaniemi, for being great hosts!
👉 Read more: ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/c...
🎥 One week ago. Rovaniemi. Our Leaders’ Summit
150 local leaders
29 countries
Two days of exchange, reflection and forward thinking
Thank you to all participants and speakers! A special mention to our hosts, the City of #Rovaniemi and #Kuntaliito
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vikS...
#CEMRLeadersSummit
🏠Fiscal tools for local and regional governments play a central role in tackling the #HousingCrisis
Read about the main conclusions of our session on #LocalFinance and #HousingCrisis with @eib.org, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @ec.europa.eu and city leaders across Europe🔔
ccre-cemr.org/press/local-...
Cities deserve a seat at the table when #EUprogrammes are designed - not just when they're implemented💫
Today, CEMR and #URBACT did exactly that: bringing together city representatives to help shape URBACT V (2028–2034) from the very start
Because urban cooperation works best when cities lead🏙️
🌐 Registration is now open for the #UCLGCongress & World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders!
📍 Tangier
📅 22–25 June 2026
Join us to shape the future of local multilateralism, public services & the post-2030 agenda.
🔗 tanger2026.uclg.org
#UCLGMeets @uclg.bsky.social
📢Launch of the session of @uclg.bsky.social in #CEMRLeadersSummit.
The discussion unpacked the role of local multilateralism, which is needed to lead on-the-ground transformations.
The speakers tackled the priorities for the organisation’s next mandate to strengthen democracy and collaboration.
YouTube video by Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Call on European institutions to safeguard public-public cooperation and in-house provision in the Revision of the Public Procurement Directives Public-public cooperation and in-house provision are e...
