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30 April 2025

ICLEI Europe partners with Urban Future Conference 2025 in Łódź

ICLEI Europe will once again partner with the Urban Future conference, taking place from 21–23 May 2025 in Łódź, Poland. ICLEI and representatives from its Member cities will actively contribute to key sessions on trust-building, AI for cities, citizen engagement, nature-based plannin...

25 April 2025

Europe’s competitiveness will be won and lost in our cities and regions

In an era marked by geopolitical tension, climate urgency, and volatile global markets, the key to Europe’s economic resilience and competitiveness lies closer to home than we might think. It’s not just about national strategies or EU-level policies - it’s about empowering the very...

1 April 2025

Leaving the known, entering the unknown: Al Gore's warning at Climate Reality Training in Paris

The Climate Reality Project and former United States Vice President Al Gore organized the event, with support from ICLEI. Attending the event, ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, highlighted the urgent need for climate action and well-funded solutions. Paris,...

17 March 2025

ICLEI Europe and partners launch the Local Sustainability Award 2025

The Local Sustainability Award 2025 is now open for applications! This new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the most ambitious and innovative sustainability actions taken by cities, towns, and regions across Europe. It is spearheaded by ICLEI Europe, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann ...

21 February 2025

AI training for European cities: Building sustainable, data-driven futures

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming urban governance, helping cities optimise resources, improve decision-making, and accelerate climate action. With European initiatives like the EU Green Deal, the Artificial Intelligence Act, and the EU Missions for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, th...

18 February 2025

Cities and Regions: Key Actors for Europe's Competitiveness Agenda

Cities and regions are Europe’s economic and innovation engines, being home to 75% of the EU’s population. They shape local industries, businesses, and jobs, and their demand for clean technologies, sustainable transport, and digital infrastructure creates local market opportunities, str...

12 February 2025

ICLEI Europe appoints new Managing Directors

The ICLEI European Secretariat has announced the appointment of Shtilyana Koppe and Matthew Bach as our new Managing Directors. They will succeed Wolfgang Teubner, who will leave his position at the end of 2025 to become a Senior Advisor to the new leadership, ensuring the organisation will still pr...

23 January 2025

Local Alliance outlines recommendations for the next EU budget

The Local Alliance—a coalition of Europe’s eight leading city and regional networks, including ICLEI Europe—has published a joint position paper outlining its vision for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. The paper calls on EU leaders to ...

22 January 2025

ICLEI-affiliated experts selected to co-author IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities

Ninety-seven scientists and urban practitioners from 5 continents have been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Authors, Coordinating Lead Authors, and Review Editors for the upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SR-Cities), set for release in March 20...