20 April 2023 - On April 15-16, the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Japan concluded with the announcement of the first-ever G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions in collaboration with Urban7 (U7) - the voice of local governments at the G7 process. In their final Communiqué, the G7 Ministers for [...]
20 April 2023 - We are excited that five GPM Mayors have been nominated on the World Mayor Longlist 2023: Mayor Peter Kurz of Mannheim, Germany, Chair of the GPM Executive Committee (upper row left) Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga, Portugal, Member of the GPM Executive Committee and Treasurer (upper row middle) Mayor Manuel De [...]
05 April 2023 - The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Jeni Arndt of Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Mayor Arndt was elected Mayor of Fort Collins in 2021. She is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from January 2015 until her resignation in April 2021, and member of the Democratic [...]
08 March 2023 - The Global Parliament of Mayors is a governance body of, by and for mayors from all continents. It builds on the experience, expertise and leadership of mayors in tackling local challenges resulting from global problems. At the same time, it brings local knowledge to the table [...]
30 March 2023 – The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Marek Nazarko of Michałowo, Poland, as the newest member. He was elected on October 27, 2002, in the first general election of mayors in Poland’s postwar history. During his mayorship, the municipality of Michałowo has received the national Green Phoenix Award and won the [...]
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 [...]
