2019/03
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:06+01:00UN Habitat and Mannheim work towards accreditation of the GPM and sign "MoU".
The Global Mayor published by German business magazine Capital
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:06+01:00In the built-up to GPM's Strategic Session in Mannheim, Germany, business magazine Capital has published an article about the collective power of urban cities and the key role of the Global Mayor to solve global issues by finding the solution in urban space. „The global challenges are all taking place in the midst of [...]
Der globale Bürgermeister
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00The city of Mannheim and GPM Mayor Peter Kurz hosted the GPM Executive Committee Meeting in February 2019, the German newspaper Capital wrote an article about the Global Mayor. Der globale Bürgermeister Metropolen können die Problemlöser unserer Zeit sein. Sie schließen die Lücke, die Nationalstaaten bei der Lösung globaler Herausforderungen hinterlassen. Sibylle Barden-Fürchtenicht über die [...]
GPM Meeting Mannheim
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00GPM Co-Chair Peter Kurz, Mayor of Mannheim, hosted the GPM meeting with Mayors Marvin Rees of Bristol (UK), Lutfi Haziri of Gjilan (Kosovo), Grace Mary Mugasa of Hoima (Uganda) and Zandile Gumede of Durban (South Africa). Also Honorary Members of the GPM were present, former mayors Ed Johnson of Asbury Park (USA) and Daniel Termont [...]
Launch of the GPM Talent Cities Programme
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00PRESS RELEASE Partnership Global Parliament of Mayors and New Learning Ventures Launch of the GPM Talent Cities Programme The Hague, January 31, 2019 – The Global Parliament of Mayors and New Learning Ventures (Delaware/USA) will work together to create GPM Talent Cities. The GPM Talent Cities programme aims to develop tailor made projects in cities [...]
GPM’s Statement of Support for Bristol City Council
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00The Hague - January 25, 2019 - In response to the recent politically motivated threats against Bristol’s Mayor Marvin Rees and Deputy Mayor Asher Craig, the Global Parliament of Mayors is in solidarity with Mayor Rees in calling for an open city-wide discussion to debate the current divisive discourse of political debate at local [...]
The GPM welcomes new Mayors
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00The Global Parliament of Mayors is proud to welcome five new GPM Mayors: Beira, Dakar, Freetown, Nijmegen and Rotterdam. GPM mayors will cooperate on critical issues such as migration, refugee protection, health, pandemic disease, social inclusion and urban security, and will connect with experts in relevant fields and expert organisations around the world. We believe [...]
Mayor Orlando of Palermo rejects criminalization of migrants by ‘decreto sicurezza’
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00The Hague - January, 2019 - “I cannot accept that you produce criminality,” said Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo and GPM Mayor. Hereby Orlando has made a strong statement by ordering its local registry office to reject the new ‘decreto sicurezza’ clause, because it abolishes asylum protection for migrants. This security law makes it [...]
The GPM expresses sincere condolences on the passing of Mayor Pawel Adamowicz
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:07+01:00The Hague - January 14, 2019 - The GPM is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mayor Pawel Adamowicz of Gdańsk, Poland, after being stabbed in the heart last evening during a charity event in Gdańsk. With his passing, we have lost a progressive and inspiring colleague who was admired and supported [...]
2019/01
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:08+01:00Launch of the "Talent Cities" project by New Learning Ventures.