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Communications Member Relations Built Environment & Culture Sustainable Energy Systems

28 March 2025

EU fit for local governments: ICLEI mayors meet in Brussels for strategic talks

This week, ICLEI’s leading Members gathered in Brussels (Belgium) to ensure that the voice of cities and regions is heard at the highest levels of EU decision-making. As part of the ICLEI Europe Regional Executive Committee (RexCom), mayors and local leaders engaged in strategic discussions wi...

Communications Member Relations Advocacy

21 March 2025

ICLEI Europe stands firm for democracy and rule of law

Municipal leaders play a crucial role in addressing pressing societal challenges, fostering sustainable development, and ensuring the well-being of their communities. At ICLEI Europe, we have seen with concern recent developments involving the detainment of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul (T&uum...

Climate Change Mitigation Communications Resilience

13 March 2025

ICLEI joins Coalition for Higher Ambition in call for an ambitious EU 2040 target

ICLEI joins call of the Coalition for Higher Ambition (HAC) Calls on EU Leaders to Commit to At Least 90% Emissions Reduction by 2040Brussels, 13 March 2025, Ahead of the upcoming European Council (EUCO) and Environment Council (ENV) meetings, the Coalition for Higher Ambition is urging EU leaders t...

Events Member Relations Communications

20 September 2024

ICLEI Members gear up for the Summit of the Future

A large delegation of ICLEI leaders under the leadership of ICLEI President Katrin Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö, Sweden is heading for the Summit of the Future (SoF), kicking off on 22 September at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. The Summit is an initiative of UN Secretary-General...

Events Member Relations Communications Governance Innovation

27 June 2024

Navigating the EU Green Deal after the EU elections

As we wait for the new European Parliament to take shape over the next weeks, the 2024 EU Election results have made one thing clear: there is a high priority to uphold European values. Despite a slimmer margin, the existing Pro-EU parties held their majority. The election result shows that t...

Events Communications Biodiversity & NBS Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems

25 June 2024

ICLEI World Congress 2024 in São Paulo comes to a close demonstrating the collective power of cities and regions to drive sustainability

Organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and hosted by the City of São Paulo, the ICLEI World Congress 2024 brought together over 1,500 global urban leaders to address critical issues in local climate and resilience action, multilevel governance, and the unique role of ...

Communications Governance Innovation Justice, Equity & Democracy

30 May 2024

ICLEI joins call for prioritising a socially fair and green transition in next EU Strategic Agenda

ICLEI joined a coalition of 54 civil society stakeholders, businesses, and organisations representing cities and regions from across Europe to urge European Heads of State and Government to prioritise the transition to a climate-neutral, green, fair, and social Europe when defining the EU’s 20...

Climate Change Mitigation Communications Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility

15 April 2024

Local Alliance urges EU to stay the course on EU Green Deal

ICLEI and seven other leading networks of European cities and regions - ACR+, CEMR, Climate Alliance, Energy Cities, Eurocities, FEDARENE, and POLIS - have come together to form the Local Alliance ahead of the EU elections. In a joint letter, the Alliance calls on EU leaders to find new ways ...

Communications Member Relations Governance Innovation

2 October 2023

Constituency of cities, towns, regions and other subnationals release climate position statement ahead of COP28

The Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency has released its official position in the lead-up to COP28, which includes ten requests as part of a call to action for COP28. The LGMA is the voice of cities and regions in the climate negotiation process. Every year at COP, the LG...

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