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Press release
Resilience
Published: 2025

Rotterdam to Host Europe’s Leading Urban Resilience Forum

Europe’s premier event for climate adaptation and urban resilience, the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) 2025 will take place from 25 to 27 June in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Co-organised with the City of Rotterdam, this year's edition will focus on the theme "Accelerating Resilience Action", spotlighting the urgent need for cities and regions to scale up their climate adaptation and resilience efforts.
Letters and statements
Communications Member Relations Governance Innovation
Published: 2025

Towards a new era of genuine shared governance in Europe

In this shared letter, mayors and regional leaders from over 80 cities, towns and regions and 12 local and regional government networks across Europe are calling for a new era in EU governance that recognises local and regional governments as essential partners in shaping Europe's future.
Position paper
Sustainable Mobility
Published: 2025

Framing the Challenge: Why Mobility as a Human Right Matters

This position paper outlines ICLEI’s understanding of mobility as a fundamental human right and outlines key principles and strategic policy directions for local and regional governments to adopt and advocate for equitable, sustainable, and rights-based mobility systems. This paper is addressed to EU institutions, national governments, and regional policymakers with responsibility for transport and mobility policies and their social dimensions.
Press release
Published: 2025

100+ European Cities, Regions and Networks Call for Stronger Role in EU Governance

Mayors and regional leaders from more than 100 cities, regions and networks are joining forces to call for a new era in EU governance that recognises local and regional authorities as essential partners in shaping Europe's future.
Policy brief
Communications Justice, Equity & Democracy Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Mobility Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

Local Governments still left out of national Social Climate Plans

With the deadline near, Local Governments still left out of national Social Climate Plans. This Policy Brief is a follow up to the original survey conducted by the Local Alliance, including ICLEI Europe, confirming a lack of engagement of local and regional governments in the design of national plans, despite legal obligations. 
The EU Social Climate Fund (SCF), designed to mitigate the social impacts of the new Emissions Trading System (ETS2) – that extends carbon pricing to additio...
Press release
Communications Events Justice, Equity & Democracy Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

Grenoble Wins 2025 Local Sustainability Award, with Vilnius and Barcelona recognised as standout finalists

ICLEI Europe and its partners - the Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the City of Aalborg, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) - proudly announced today the city of Grenoble, France, as the winner of the Local Sustainability Award 2025 for its innovative Breath of Schools project.
From a pool of almost 60 applications coming from 17 European countries, the award recognised the remarkable efforts of the two other finalists: Vilni...
Press release
Events Resilience
Published: 2025

European Urban Resilience Forum spotlights local leadership for a future-proof Europe

As Europe faces an escalating climate crisis with 70% of its population living in cities, the 12th European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) concluded in Rotterdam with a clear message: local leadership is driving the transformation needed for a climate-resilient future, but systemic support across all governance levels is essential to scale these solutions. 
Letters and statements
Communications Member Relations Resilience
Published: 2025

EU Mayors call for an ambitious domestic EU 2040 climate target

In a powerful show of unity, cities, towns, regions and major local government networks, including ICLEI Europe, Eurocities, C40 and CEMR, call on the European Commission to adopt a binding 2040 climate target rooted in science and ambition in a joint letter. Continuing the journey and maintaining EU ambitions is a requirement for cities to lead Europe’s climate transition with clarity and trust.
Letters and statements
Sustainable Mobility
Published: 2025

Prioritising urban and regional mobility investment: A Strategic Pillar for Europe’s Competitiveness

This joint letter by local and regional governments and transport networks calls for prioritisation of investment in urban and regional mobility in the upcoming Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP). The letter supported by POLIS, ICLEI Europe, Eurocities, European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA), European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), UITP, and EIT Urban Mobility was sent to EU decision-makers to support the Commission’s broader effort to boost Europe’s competit...
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