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 [...]
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 [...]
