Geographic Magazine, November 05, 2015 City leaders from around the world gathered recently for the Global Parliament of Mayors. Could cities be set to overtake national governments as key decision makers? Link
Quito, October 20, 2016 – “All the major global challenges – climate change, the economy, inequality, the very future of democracy – will be solved in cities. If nations want to succeed with their policies, we must be connected as serious actors on the global stage”. link
Europe in Transition, October 18, 2016 Last September, mayors, experts and City Makers – including municipal officials, researchers, students, social innovators and representatives from social organisations – of seventy-five countries from all over de the world came together at the World Forum in The Hague, the city of Peace and Justice. Link
Reuters, October 17, 2016 More than 60 mayors from around the world have joined forces to create an alliance dubbed a 'global parliament' to demand a more powerful role in the management of city growth and urbanisation. Link
Clarin, October 6, 2016 Desde que asumí como intendente, en diciembre de 2015, vengo confirmando que los gobiernos locales son el primer mostrador de la democracia: salvo excepciones, el vecino de un barrio o localidad habla fundamentalmente de los temas que representan sus preocupaciones cotidianas, y piensa primero en el intendente o en los concejales [...]
Wef, October 4, 2016 In 1814, Ivan Krylov, one of Russia’s best known authors, wrote a fable describing a man who goes to a museum and scrutinizes all sorts of tiny things, but fails to notice a bulky elephant. Link
Global Government, Forum, September 23, 2016 Seven mayors from around the world have formed a steering committee to promote the voices of cities in global affairs after the launch a new ‘Global Parliament of Mayors’ (GPM). Link
Open Democracy, September 20, 2016 Cities, not nation states, are defining the shape and character of security and development in the twenty first century. Link
Citiscope, September 15, 2016 Three years ago, the American scholar Benjamin Barber planted a big seed at the end of his book, If Mayors Ruled the World. Link
