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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...
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...
Responses to public consultations
Built Environment & Culture Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

ICLEI’s response to the Call for Evidence: Affordable Housing Plan

ICLEI’s response to the Call for Evidence: Affordable Housing Plan, While ICLEI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s affordable housing plan initiative and acknowledgement that addressing housing needs cannot come at the expense of environmental and social goals, ICLEI is urging to consider that around 90% of today's buildings will still exist in 2050 and that European policies and investments in this field should hence focus on high-quality, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing th...
Responses to public consultations
Communications Governance Innovation Justice, Equity & Democracy Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

EU Budget: Reinforcing European industry’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy through a place-based approach

The Local Alliance – a coalition of Europe’s eight leading city and regional networks – share a vision for the next EU budget (2028–2034) to become a
strong, comprehensive tool for a democratic, just, climate-neutral, secure and competitive Europe. This position paper has been developed in the framework of the European Commission’s consultations on the next EU budget (EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – implementing EU funding with Member States and regions) and represents the abo...
Responses to public consultations
Communications Governance Innovation Justice, Equity & Democracy Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

EU Budget: Shared governance of strategies, priorities and policies for an efficient use of EU Budget and implementation of EU priorities

Local Alliance Joint Position: The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will be negotiated in a context of broadened priorities but stretched resources. New imperatives such as energy security, competitiveness and strategic autonomy join long-standing goals like social cohesion and decarbonisation. As Europe navigates these imperatives, it is clear that no single level of government can succeed alone.
Policy brief
Justice, Equity & Democracy Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

INCLU:DE EU Policy Paper - Advancing a Just Urban Transition

This policy paper highlights the need for EU policymakers to enable local governments in promoting inclusive and socially fair urban transitions. To increase support for local and regional governments, a variety of policy measures are proposed to the European Commission. These center particularly on opportunities raised by the Social Climate Fund process.
Responses to public consultations
Sustainable Energy Systems
Published: 2025

ICLEI Europe’s consultation response to the EU strategy to boost global climate and energy transition

ICLEI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s ambition to present a renewed EU climate and energy diplomacy strategy ahead of COP30 in Belém. This moment offers a crucial opportunity for the EU to reaffirm its leadership in tackling the climate emergencywhile strengthening multilateral cooperation at a time of growing geopolitical tensions, rising energy insecurity, and persistent inequalities. In today’s fragmented global landscape, the EU must demonstrate that it can deliv...
Responses to public consultations
Climate Neutral Cities Resilience
Published: 2025

ICLEI Europe’s consultation response to the European Climate Law amendment

ICLEI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to amend the European Climate Law by introducing a binding target of a 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. A robust and ambitious 2040 target will provide the long-term policy stability that cities and regions need to accelerate public investment and action towards climate neutrality and resilience, with and for all Europeans. The 2040 climate target must be science-based, resilient, and soc...
Responses to public consultations
Resilience
Published: 2025

Response to the call for evidence on the European climate resilience and risk management initiative

ICLEI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to develop an integrated European Climate Resilience and Risk Management Framework. Drawing on decades of experience supporting local and regional governments in adaptation and resilience, ICLEI stresses the need for a bold, cross-cutting approach that safeguards and protects communities as well as nature, secures prosperity, and boosts Europe’s competitiveness amid growing climate risks. Points highlighted by ICLEI Euro...
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