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Position paper
Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Socio-Cultural Transformations Procurement
Published: 2025

Unlocking Cities and Regions’ Potential in the EU’s Competitiveness Agenda

To shape a competitiveness agenda that benefits all territories—from metropolitan hubs to rural regions — ICLEI has published a new position paper, calling for an EU competitiveness agenda that strengthens cities’ and regions’ roles in the EU’s industrial, digital, and sustainability strategies.
Press release
Governance Innovation
Published: 2025

Over half a million tests power Europe’s largest dataset on sustainable living

More than half a million citizens across ten European countries have tested their carbon footprints and lifestyle choices through the Lifestyle Test. In total, they generated more than 500,000 Lifestyle Tests and over 50,000 personal action plans. This makes it the continent’s largest dataset on sustainable living and an invaluable resource for Europe’s green transition.
Letters and statements
Communications Member Relations Media Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Resilience
Published: 2025

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition urging to agree on an ambitious EU 2040 domestic emissions reduction target and NDC

Ahead of the September ENV Council (18th) and ENVI Committee vote (23rd), the Coalition for Higher Ambition, an alliance of European business, major city networks and regional governments and civil society organisations, has written to European leaders to voice support a 2040 net domestic emission reduction target of at least 90% and an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Letters and statements
Built Environment & Culture Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

The place of Cultural Heritage within the Culture Compass & the next MFF

In this letter by the EU-funded European Heritage Hub addressed to Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, signatories represening a consortium of 20 major actors advocate for a strong and clear recognition of the broad cultural, social, economic, environmental and political value of cultural heritage, within the forthcoming Culture Compass as well as within the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the EU.
Report
Biodiversity & NBS Built Environment & Culture Circular Economy Climate Neutral Cities Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Justice, Equity & Democracy Resilience Procurement Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Sustainable Mobility Socio-Cultural Transformations
Published: 2025

2025 Local Sustainability Award report

The 2025 Local Sustainability Award report gives a comprehensive overview of the inaugural edition of the Award.
This Award, organised by ICLEI Europe together partners Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the City of Aalborg, celebrates transformative projects that align with the Aalborg Conditions and set new standards in local sustainability leadership.
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...
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