✹ Representing 1M+ elected European politicians across 60 associations in 41 countries since 1951. ✹ Empowering local and regional Europe. ✹ The first and broadest European association of local and regional governments.https://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mvkcnz3byc2zTomorrow: #SOTEU2026. What is our wishlist across nine key areas? Check our full wishlist on LinkedIn and follow along tomorrow as we see how much of it made it into @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's speech https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:750555643533497139315 Sep 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkcnz3byc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mvihb3bo622zAfter a summer of heatwaves and wildfires, two days before #SOTEU, CEMR and +30 organisations are urging the @ec.europa.eu to make nature-based solutions the first line of defence against climate disasters 🌿📄READ OUR OPEN LETTER HERE: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-climate/joint-letter-on-climate-resilience #ClimateResilience14 Sep 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvihb3bo622zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mv6gsn24qs2k🏘️CEMR reacts to the EU's proposed #AffordableHousingAct. We welcome the framework, but warn that the definition of "housing stress" is too narrow. #Housing #LocalGovernment #EUPolicy #Subsidiarity Read it here: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-cohesion/housing-cohesion/reaction-eu-affordable-housing-act10 Sep 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6gsn24qs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mv5jcwkisc2e📢 Yesterday, we asked our digitalisation and public procurement spokesperson, Jörk Cardeneo, about his views on the European Commission's proposal for a new EU Public Procurement Regulation. Read our position paper here on the EU Public Procurement Roles here: lnkd.in/ec6DBpZs #LocalGovernment10 Sep 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5jcwkisc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3muz5f22ai22sCEMR Green Day takes place from 15 to 16 October in Brussels during the #EuropeanWeekofRegionsandCities! Read more about the panels during these two days below! 📍 CEMR office/online 👉 Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ASolhk1AV0SSTASt2QoDE6ZzkbD4YhFIiEVZP-e98IJUOVJGR0wwS0FSSFk1VzI3ODJNNDJNVVpOMy4u #EURegionsWeek #LocalGov #CleanIndustrialDeal08 Sep 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz5f22ai22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3muhclgmz2s2jCEMR & our partners will be part of the European Week of Regions and Cities with a series of events focusing on the local and regional governments and their associations! 🔗https://ccre-cemr.org/latest/european-week-of-regions-and-cities-2026 🗓️12-14 October 2026 | Brussels #EURegionsWeek01 Sep 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhclgmz2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mu2yie2oas23💬Are you also following the #EUbudget negotiations? Do you have other priorities? Take a look at our campaign: ccre-cemr.org/eu-budget As interinstitutional negotiations continue, local and regional governments have clear priorities for the final budget. #CohesionPolicy #LocalGovernment27 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2yie2oas23https://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mtvvwammzk2fMeet the #LocalHero Emil Boc, Mayor of #ClujNapoca Boc is direct about what's at stake for cities and regions: "We want to be at the table, not on the menu." Under his leadership, Cluj-Napoca has become Romania's "most pro-European city in the country" https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-society/meet-emil-boc-cluj-napoca #LocalHeroes25 Aug 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvvwammzk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mttdzkolzk2d📢 We are looking for a Policy Adviser for PLATFORMA in Brussels. In this role, you will support our work on EU external action, development cooperation and local governments' role in international partnerships. 🌍🏛️ 📅 Apply by 2 Sept 2026: application@ccre-cemr.org https://ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/job-vacancy-policy-adviser-platforma24 Aug 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttdzkolzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mtloy6rtr22a🤝 No town, city or region can tackle today's challenges alone. From climate action to local democracy, stronger partnerships create stronger communities. 🌍 Join CEMR's Matchmaking Platform to find partners, exchange expertise and develop new projects. 👉 partnerships.ccre-cemr.org #Partnerships 🤝🏛️🌍21 Aug 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtloy6rtr22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mtgf2va6cc2z🌍 Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Extreme heat. On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honour humanitarian workers and the local heroes on the front line of crises. 🏛️ Together with local and regional governments, they help communities prepare, respond and recover. Because protecting people starts locally.19 Aug 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgf2va6cc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3msi3mzqe322v📚🎙️ Looking for summer reads or podcasts? CEMR staff recommend: 📖 Supremacy 📖 Why Nations Fail 📖 Three Years on Fire 🎧 Europe Today 🎧 Brussels Playbook 🎧 Inside Europe 🎧 Call Simone 👉 https://ccre-cemr.org/call-simone-podcast What are your recommendations? 👇 #Books #Podcasts #Europe #Politics #AI #Ukraine #CEMR07 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi3mzqe322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3msdj55pll22eDo you have 10 to 15 minutes? 🔗Complete this survey: lnkd.in/d-k5Zn6t ... and help The Building Decarbonisation Partnership understand how cities, towns and regions can build effective governance models for local building decarbonisation #BuildingDecarbonisation #LocalGovernance #ClimateAction05 Aug 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdj55pll22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3msao6q2lcs2p🎙️New #CallSimone: who should #Europe call about its #digitalfuture? Listen to Katrin Rajamäe-Soosaar on Estonia's digital transformation & Federico Menna on why Cluj-Napoca shows that #digitaltransformation isn't just for capitals Listen here: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-labour/episode-call-simone-cities-and-digitalisation #CitiesOfEurope04 Aug 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3msao6q2lcs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3ms6inqol5s26🇪🇺 How are EU Delegations working with Local and Regional Governments across the world? 🔎 Read the full study, based on a 2025 survey of 40 EU Delegations worldwide 👉 ccre-cemr.org/mindcraft #MINDCRAFT @giz.de @bmz.de03 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6inqol5s26https://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mrwv3777qs2j🏙️Towns & regions already carry most of the load on migration and asylum in #Europe But our new report finds they're rarely consulted, often underfunded, and left with unclear guidance 👉Read our 4 recommendations inside: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-society/cities-and-regions-in-the-eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum #EUPact #MultiLevelGovernance #LocalDemocracy31 Jul 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwv3777qs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mruor7exds2j🎙️Voices of our 75-year history: @sbonaccini To mark CEMR's 75th anniversary, we spoke with Stefano Bonaccini, who led #CEMR as #President from 2016 to 2022 and brought decades of experience from Italian regional governance to the European stage Read the full article: https://ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/voices-of-our-75-year-history-stefano-bonaccini30 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruor7exds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mrtxwfgu7s2l🚨 CEMR is deeply concerned by the detention of @sdedetas.bsky.social, Mayor of #Üsküdar (Türkiye) and member of the CEMR Policy Committee Read the full statement: https://ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/statement-on-the-situation-in-turkiye #Türkiye #Turkey #LocalDemocracy #Democracy30 Jul 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtxwfgu7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mrrvgi423s2c🇪🇺 Since 1951, we've been empowering local and regional governments across Europe. Today, CEMR brings together 60 associations from 41 countries, representing 110,000 local & regional authorities. Connecting policy, places & people. 🤝 👉 ccre-cemr.org #CEMR #LocalDemocracy #Europe 🏛️🇪🇺29 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrvgi423s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mrd2k3nmqs2s🎙️New #CEMRLocalHeroes interview: we spoke to Bart Somers, Mayor of #Mechelen, about solidarity with #Ukraine & why local government must be trusted to lead You can watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wMtcIeLl8 & subscribe to our newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/resonance-3-2026-counting-down-towards-uabkf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wMtcIeLl8and23 Jul 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd2k3nmqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mranjdxock2s⚡European Commission’s #Electrification Action Plan is a welcome step towards a cleaner, more competitive Europe. But to succeed, the #ActionPlan must give local & regional governments the resources, flexibility & recognition. Read our reaction: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-climate/reaction-to-the-european-electrification-action-plan #EnergyTransition22 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mranjdxock2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqtttt46ps2eThe SDGs will be local, or they won't be🌍 15+ European mayors took the floor 50+ times at #HLPF2026 in NYC this week. Local governments deliver 70–80% of the SDGs. It's time they get real financing. Full recap: https://ccre-cemr.org/projects-programmes/platforma/the-future-of-the-sdgs-is-local Watch the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/JpaEBNkm45o17 Jul 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtttt46ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqruonrczc2e🌍High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Days 2-3 The SDGs will only be achieved if they're delivered where people live: in cities, towns and regions. Read our report on European territories localising the SDGs: local-sdgs.eu/en #Listen2Cities #SustainableDevelopment16 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqruonrczc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqos4jgnzs2sAt UN's #HLPF2026, European local leaders made one thing clear: achieving the #2030Agenda will only be possible with local and regional governments From public health and education to climate action and inclusion, towns, cities and regions are where the #SDGs happen local-sdgs.eu/en #Listen2Cities15 Jul 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqos4jgnzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqm7kp5hy22z🏙️“With less than 4 years to 2030, we must ensure that cities & regions do not merely execute global agendas, but also shape them”, says CEMR Spokesperson for International Cooperation & SDGs, Carola Gunnarsson, Councillor of Sala Municipality (Sweden) Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c21ZSqm2XVA14 Jul 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm7kp5hy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqlof5qyjk2v🚨What future for #DGREGIO? CEMR has written to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu on behalf of 110,000 local and regional governments, seeking clarification over reports that DG REGIO could be weakened. Europe needs stronger territorial capacity, not less Full letter: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-cohesion/letter-to-von-der-leyen-on-dg-regio14 Jul 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlof5qyjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqjxs7tuuc2z🌍Five Sustainable Development Goals are under review this year: #SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 & 17 Our colleagues Eva, Axelle, Leonie, Hamza and Marine are explaining to you why #GlobalGoals work only when they work locally! Watch the video below #HLPF2026 #2030Agenda13 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjxs7tuuc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mqcf6vwces2f🌍 Global goals need local leadership! European local leaders are taking the voice of cities and regions to the UN #HLPF2026 in New York to advance the #SDGs and shape the future beyond 2030, thanks to @uclg.bsky.social They will present our latest study https://ccre-cemr.org/projects-programmes/platforma/european-local-leaders-at-the-un10 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcf6vwces2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mq7ookv6e22w🚨 Calling all towns, cities and regions! Want to boost citizen engagement in local energy and climate planning? 🌍⚡ Apply to host a #CitizenEnergyPanel and receive expert, logistical and facilitation support through the Citizen Energy Advisory Hub. citizens-energy.ec.europa.eu/index_en #climate09 Jul 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7ookv6e22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ccre-cemr.bsky.social/post/3mq5bgsjrfs2fBehind every "tender open" is a community waiting for a bridge to be built or a healthcare facility to open its doors Read CEMR's position paper and statement calling for a simpler, fairer public procurement framework that empowers local communities: https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-labour/statement-on-public-procurement08 Jul 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:oo77rs3sv47o6doa3ymulcin/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5bgsjrfs2f