28 March 2023 - 200 Mayors from five continents endorse the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy promoted collaboratively by the Global Parliament of Mayors, GMF Cities, and the Pact of Free Cities. The declaration is being presented at the event  "Building Democracy from the Ground Up:  The Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy " of [...]

22 March 2023 - The Kingdom of the Netherlands is co-hosting the European Regional Event of the 2023 Summit for Democracy. In addition to this Regional Event taking place on the first day of the summit, the Dutch government will also organize an event focused on the topic of “Media Freedom”, which will take place [...]

20 March 2023 - Please join the U.S. Department of State for an official sub-cabinet level event co-sponsored with USAID for the second Summit for Democracy (S4D2). The virtual event is centered around the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy and will showcase the role of cities and subnational governments in the affirmation of democratic [...]

17 March 2023 - The GPM is proud to welcome Mayor Jose Manuel Ribeiro of Valongo (Portugal) as newest member of the GPM.  Mayor Ribeiro is a senior member of the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency. He is also, among others, a Member of the European Committee of the Regions; President of LIPOR - Municipalities [...]

2 March 2023 - Today, G7 city leaders gathered in Tokyo and online for the third annual U7 Mayors Summit. The mayors discussed their vision for the role of cities in the G7 process as Japan takes on the G7 presidency. The event was hosted by the Japan Designated City Mayors’ Association (JDCMA), with support from [...]

1 March 2023 - The GPM is proud to welcome Mayor Helena Teodósio of Cantanhede (Portugal) as newest member of the GPM. Mayor Teodósio was elected President of the municipality of Cantanhede in 2017 and reelected to the position in the 2021 municipal elections. She is in charge of the departments of Strategic Planning and [...]

28 February 2023 - The GPM, together with ARUP, will organise a unique and insightful webinar on "Cities Alive - Designing Cities that Work for Women: Safety & Security" on March 8th, 3PM CET, International Women's Day. To access the webinar on March 8th, please follow the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82785681442 It is evident, even today, that [...]

27 February 2023 – On February 22nd,  GPM Chair Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany) presented the recent progress of the Urban7 at the Annual Meeting of the Global Taskforce in Barcelona. The Urban7, a strong alliance comprising the national city networks of the G7 members, and supported by ICLEI and the Global Parliament of Mayors (which [...]

14 February 2023 - GPM mayors Ricardo Rio (Braga, Portugal) and Philippe Close (Brussels, Belgium) together with five other mayors across the globe formed a seven-member Steering Group to guide the implementation of  the OECD’s Inclusive Growth Initiative. This initiative is committed to tackling inequalities and accelerating growth that creates economic opportunities for all. The [...]