🇪🇺 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 🏛️🇪🇺

How was the European Week of Regions and Cities for our local leaders? 🇪🇺 Last week was a busy one in Brussels. We organised or co-organised 8️⃣ events that brought together around 1️⃣0️⃣️0️⃣️0️⃣ participants from across Europe. The conversations covered some of the key topics facing local and regional governments today: Cohesion policy, the future EU budget, public services, the right to stay, international municipal cooperation between European and Ukrainan cities, and climate and energy. 🎥 Hear from some of the local leaders who joined us throughout the week and shared their perspectives on these discussions. 🌟 A big thank you to all our partners for the excellent cooperation and teamwork that made these events possible! #EURegionsWeek

🌍 More than 450 local leaders from across Europe met with EU leaders in Brussels at the EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony Mayors, local and regional leaders and the @EU_Commission together to show how local action delivers on affordable energy and climate resilience 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/projects-progr… #ComCeremony2026

🚀An intense week for international municipal cooperation with communities across #Ukraine! 🤝#CEMR and @UNIDO have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation on sustainable industrialisation, green recovery, and municipality-led development, with a particular focus on Ukraine and its local communities. Ready to get to work! 💪🇺🇦 #BoTAwards #BoT

🤝 Meet the Bridges of Trust Ambassadors! Yesterday, we celebrated six outstanding municipal partnerships between #Ukraine and municipalities across the rest of Europe, along with a special recognition, as part of the Bridges of Trust Ambassadors initiative 🇺🇦🇪🇺 🔗Meet them here: ccre-cemr.org/projects-progr… #EURegionsWeek

🇪🇺 To conclude today's discussion on strengthening the territorial dimension in the future #EUCohesionPolicy, Tilman Buchholz stressed that ⤵️ #CohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

🌍 Reflecting on the territorial dimension of #CohesionPolicy, Renata Calak noted ⬇️ @MFIPR_GOV_PL #EUCohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

💬 Another key message from today's discussion on #EUCohesionPolicy, Claragh Mulhern pointed out that 👇 #CohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

Raquel Garcia Hermida-van der Walle from the @Europarl_EN, @RenewEurope has stated during our event on #EUCohesionPolicy 👇 #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

💡 From today's panel discussion, @arjengerritsen shared this perspective on #CohesionPolicy ⤵️ #EUCohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

📢 On the future of #EUCohesionPolicy, Anna Wagner highlighted during our event: ⬇️ #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

💬 Another key message from today's discussion on #CohesionPolicy: Christoph Schnaudigel stressed that 👇 #EUCohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #EURegionsWeek #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

🇪🇺 At today's event, "Strengthening the Territorial Dimension in the future EU Cohesion Policy" during #EURegionsWeek, @matijakovac1 highlighted 👇 #CohesionPolicy #EUCohesionPolicy #CEMR #DV #TerritorialCohesion #LRGs #EWRC2026

🌍#CEMRGreenDay is next Thursday! From climate ambition to green competitiveness: what does the evolving EU agenda mean for local and regional governments? 📅15 Oct, 16:00-17:45 CEST 📍CEMR office, Brussels 🤝Networking from 17:45 You can still register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…

🌍Climate risks don't respect administrative boundaries, and neither should solutions Our webinar on the costs of climate and natural disaster risks explored the insurance protection gap and what it means for local public finances 👉Read the full article here: ccre-cemr.org/impact-communi… ▶️Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=0fhXb0fg… #ClimateInsurance #CEMR

To celebrate CEMR's 75th anniversary, we are bringing together leaders and experts from across Europe to discuss a key question: 👉 How should Europe's governance systems evolve to enable local and regional governments to deliver on Europe's priorities? 📅 4 November 🕓 4-7 PM 📍 Brussels 🔗Register: ccre-cemr.org/wp-content/upl… 📢 Launch of the #TERRI2026 Report, exploring whether Europe's governance systems provide local and regional governments with the powers, resources and partnerships they need to address today's challenges, with #Housing as a key case study #CEMR75 #EUHousing #EUPolicy #Brussels

📍Meet our #LocalHero @ellen_selm, Mayor of @gempurmerend & #CEMR Spokesperson on #Housing Take a look at her perspective on growing a town without losing its identity, and why local and EU politics are "two sides of the same coin" 👇 👉Read the full interview: ccre-cemr.org/about-cemr/mee… 👉Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=KolTDIYP… #LocalHeroes @VNGemeenten

🚨 Statement on the arrest of @VahapSecer, President of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (UMT) and CEMR Vice-President Mayor Seçer is the third President of UMT, CEMR's member association in Türkiye, to be deprived of his liberty since the 2024 Turkish local elections. His arrest follows those of @ekrem_imamoglu , Mayor of #Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, on 19 March 2025, and @ZeydanKaralar01, Mayor of #Adana Metropolitan Municipality, on 8 July 2025 🔗 ccre-cemr.org/latest/stateme… @TBB #LocalDemocracy