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28 January 1951
75 years ago, CEMR was founded — the world’s first organisation uniting local leaders
Today, our mission is unchanged: putting towns, cities and regions at the heart of the European and international agenda
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#CEMR75 #LocalHeroes
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🏠Fiscal tools for local and regional governments play a central role in tackling the housing crisis
Read about the main conclusions of our session on #LocalFinance and #HousingCrisis with @EIB, @OECD, @EU_Commission and city leaders across Europe🔔
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Cities and regions are not just implementers: they are co-architects of the post-#2030Agenda
From financing gaps to citizen engagement, today’s discussion between our spokespersons made it clear: empowering the local level is key to delivering the #SDGs and shaping their future
#LocalGov
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#Cities helped shape the future of European #UrbanCooperation today in Brussels🏙️
Together with @URBACT, we brought representatives of cities and its national associations to the table to programme #URBACT V (2028–2034) — from the ground up.
Their input will feed directly into the next programme.
#CohesionPolicy
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🎥 One week ago. Rovaniemi. Our Leaders’ Summit
150 local leaders
29 countries
Two days of exchange, reflection and forward thinking
Thank you to all participants and speakers! A special mention to our hosts, the City of #Rovaniemi and @Kuntaliitto
🔗 ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/lea…
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With @EPSUnions, CEMR hosted a regional workshop in #Slovenia, bringing together participants from 5 countries to strengthen #SocialDialogue at all levels
ℹ️ Social dialogue is negotiation between governments and employers
🔗 About #LABProject: ccre-cemr.org/lab
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 9
2nd high-level debate on #GlobalGateway
With Mayor @jeroendiepemaat 🇳🇱, Councillors @EUnell 🇸🇪 & Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin 🇧🇬 , @jeanvanwetter CEO of @Enabel_Belgium 🇧🇪 and @EU_Partnerships Nicolas Gérard 🇪🇺
"Partnerships are key"
Moderated by our director @BorisTonhauser
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Local governments spend €3 trillion a year on #PublicProcurement — yet the rules haven't kept up with reality.
Our new position paper calls for simpler, fairer #EUProcurement rules: higher thresholds, less red tape, and real flexibility for cities and regions of all sizes.
👉Read our position paper here: ccre-cemr.org/impact-communi…
#LocalGovernments #PublicSpending
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 9
"It is decentralised cooperation that has the capacity to turn growth into development, to turn political intention into lasting impact on the ground" says @CCRECEMR Secretary General Fabrizio Rossi in the opening of our Political Council in Brussels.
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🌐 Registration is now open for the #UCLGCongress & World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders!
📍 Tangier
📅 22–25 June 2026
Join us to shape the future of local multilateralism, public services & the post-2030 agenda.
🔗 tanger2026.uclg.org/
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 5
Leading up to our #UCLGCongress, our SG @UCLGSaiz takes part in the #CEMRLeadersSummit political debate, where candidates for the UCLG Leadership presented their priorities and vision to the European Section @CCRECEMR
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 5
Thank you @CCRECEMR for contributing to our joint path as international municipal movement. The road to #UCLGCongress is paved with commitment, vision and leadership! A strong European engagement is a great gift and prerequisite. @uclg
📢Launch of the session of @uclg_org in #CEMRLeadersSummit.
The discussion unpacked the role of local multilateralism, which is needed to lead on-the-ground transformations.
The speakers tackled the priorities for the organisation’s next mandate to strengthen democracy and collaboration between towns, cities and regions.
@ClaraBrugadaM @u_ibrahim_altay
#CEMR75
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
💬Debate de @uclg_org “Preparando el camino hacia Tánger” en la Cumbre de Líderes del @CCRECEMR
“Los grandes desafíos de nuestro tiempo se sienten primero en nuestros territorios. Por eso necesitamos un movimiento municipalista internacional más fuerte que nunca”, @ClaraBrugadaM
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 7
Afgelopen week voor de VNG in Finland bij het policy committee van CEMR, de Europese koepelorganisatie van gemeenten en regio's. O.m. in een panel over hoe wij in Nederland aan thema's als weerbaarheid en veerkracht werken. Een sterke samenleving rust op sterke, lokale netwerken!
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions retweeted
Jun 8
The #UCLGCongress 2026 will shape the priorities of the municipal movement for the years ahead.
🏡Housing
🟣 UCLG Women's Assembly
🌐 Local Public Services Provision
✅Post-2030 Agenda
📍Tangier
🗓️ 22–25 June 2026
Register now: 🔗 tanger2026.uclg.org/
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📢 We are closing our two days of #CEMRLeadersSummit in Rovaniemi, Finland
Takeaways:
▪️Adoption of an #EUBudget declaration
▪️New CEMR President
▪️Celebrated 75 years of CEMR
Thank you, @Kuntaliitto and Rovaniemi, for being great hosts!
👉 Read more: ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/cem…
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📢Launch of the session of @uclg_org in #CEMRLeadersSummit.
The discussion unpacked the role of local multilateralism, which is needed to lead on-the-ground transformations.
The speakers tackled the priorities for the organisation’s next mandate to strengthen democracy and collaboration between towns, cities and regions.
@ClaraBrugadaM @u_ibrahim_altay
#CEMR75
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📢 CEMR local leaders adopt a declaration on the #EUBudget
We urge EU heads of states to include @EUparliament's #MFF recommendations on multilevel governance, territorial delivery and predictable funding into their negotiations with the Council
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🔴 MEP Giuseppe Lupo, Vice-Chair of the @Europarl_EN Committee on Budget, shares the situation of the interinstitutional negotiations on the #EUBudget
“We are asking for the Council’s official position, therefore it's extremely important to develop any initiative in order to convince member states to accept the European Parliament proposal.”
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Good morning from #Rovaniemi! ☀️
🔙 Last night's dinner was a great moment of connection for CEMR local leaders, with a special guest joining us
📝 Ready to kick off day 2 of #CEMRLeadersSummit. On the agenda: #EUBudget and @uclg_org World Congress
#CEMR75 #UCLGMeets
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