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25 January 2024

40 EU cities come together in Brussels to call for an ambitious future EU urban policy

Yesterday, ICLEI RexCom Members Aalborg (Denmark) and Antwerp (Belgium), as well as ICLEI Europe Regional Director Wolfgang Teubner took the stand at a high-level event discussing the future of the EU urban policy with 40 of Europe’s biggest cities, hosted by Perspective Brussels, the urban pl...

23 January 2024

Jury reveals 2024 Procura+ Awards finalists

ICLEI Europe is proud to announce the 2024 Procura+ Awards finalists in three categories: Sustainable Procurement of the Year, Innovation Procurement of the Year and Procurement Initiative of the Year. The winners will be revealed on 13 March in a live ceremony at the 2024 Procura+ Conference in Lis...

19 January 2024

Harness the power of sustainable food procurement for a healthier, fairer, and greener Europe

In a joint letter addressed to President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission, ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe, together with 15 organisations with an expertise on sustainable food systems, are urging the European Commission to leave a lasting and concrete legacy of the EU Farm to...

14 December 2023

Register now for the 2024 Procura+ Conference!

Registration for the 2024 Procura+ Conference is now open! Secure your place by filling in this form. The Conference, taking place on 13-14 March 2024 in ICLEI Member Lisbon (Portugal), is a great opportunity for cities and public authorities to gain a better understanding of how public procurement ...

4 December 2023

Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) announced at COP28

On 1 December at COP28, more than 60 countries, including 11 EU countries, pledged to join the COP28 Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership (CHAMP) for Climate Action in order to enhance cooperation with their local, regional and other subnational governments - including cities, towns, s...

22 November 2023

The transition to strategic procurement requires regulatory adjustment

Public authorities increasingly see strategic public procurement as a key tool for supporting environmental, social, economic and innovation policy goals. This shift away from purely administrative purchasing, towards a more strategic and needs-driven one means that “certain regulatory framewo...

20 November 2023

Showcasing that #MultilevelActionDelivers at COP28

ICLEI Europe will join forces with the entire ICLEI network and with local and regional leaders from across the globe at COP28 (or: the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties) to demonstrate once again that #MultilevelActionDelivers. COP28 will ...

15 November 2023

New project develops a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement

Public procurement accounts for 14% of the EU's GDP and is a powerful tool to conribute to more sustainable, social and innovative societies. On behalf of the European Commission (EC), ICLEI Europe and PricewaterhouseCoopers are implementing a new project to develop a dialogue on the use of strategi...

7 November 2023

What can cities expect from the 2024 Procura+ Conference?

The 2024 Procura+ Conference, taking place on 13-14 March in ICLEI Member Lisbon (Portugal), is a great opportunity for cities and public authorities to gain a better understanding of how public procurement can be used to implement step changes that can make a big impact. The conference will be open...