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
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
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
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
Cities and regions must be at the heart of the next #EUbudget
Through the #LocalAlliance, #CEMR calls for genuine multilevel governance and dedicated cohesion funding🏙️🇪🇺
🔗Read the full letter here: ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#MFF2028
🎥 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-...
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...
📢 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...
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...
