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Press Release – GPM Annual Summit 2025
Braga, June 2025 - Around 100 participants, including mayors & deputy mayors, as well as leaders of city networks, and representatives of international organisations came together at the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) Annual Summit. [...]
Mayor Ricardo Rio Awarded GPM’s Prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award 2025
June 2025 - This year, the Global Parliament of Mayors awarded the prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga, Portugal. The award ceremony was part of the opening of [...]
GPM Webinar: Ten Years of Empowering Cities
The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) invites you to a special webinar celebrating a decade of empowering cities to lead in times of global transformation. 📅 Date: 6 May 2025🕔 Time: 17:00–18:00 CEST📍 Location: Online [...]
The GPM Welcomes Three New Mayors to Its Global Network
30 April 2025 - The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) is proud to welcome three distinguished new members, each bringing powerful local leadership and unique perspectives to our international community. Abigail Marshall Katung – Lord [...]
The GPM expresses its solidarity with Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu
24 March 2025 - The Global Parliament of Mayors expresses its solidarity with Mr Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul and demands his immediate release. For cities, the deepening of democracy, the state of law and [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors Joins Nets4Dem to Foster Democratic Innovation
The Global Parliament of Mayors is proud to announce its membership in Nets4Dem, a network committed to advancing, innovating, and revitalizing democracy in Europe. By signing the Nets4Dem membership charter, the GPM strengthens its dedication [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors Endorses Networks Against Hate Declaration
The Global Parliament of Mayors has officially endorsed the Strong Cities Network's Networks Against Hate Declaration during their Fifth Global Summit held on 4th December 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. This significant endorsement [...]
The GPM Welcomes Mayor Phillip Jones of Newport News, Virginia
Phillip Jones is the 27th Mayor of Newport News, Virginia, and the city's youngest directly elected mayor. In this role, he is committed to improving education, investing in public safety, and modernizing City Hall. [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors and CityNet Form Strategic Partnership
The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) and CityNet have formed a strategic partnership to bolster the resilience of cities worldwide. This collaboration, formalized through a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at CityNet's 44th [...]
Launch of the DeCiDE Project at Smart City Expo, Barcelona
On November 6, 2024, the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) and the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) proudly launched the project "DeCiDE: Boost Democratic Participation in Cities to Recharge Democracy in Europe" at the [...]