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The GPM welcomes Mayor Honoré Gabriel Rasamimanana of Antsirabe, Madagascar
27 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its warm welcome to Mayor Honoré Gabriel Rasamimanana of Antsirabe, Madagascar, as new member of the Global Parliament of Mayors. Mayor Rasamimanana is mayor of Antsirabe [...]
The GPM Welcomes New Member Mayor Kwasi Bonzoh of Ellembelle, Ghana
23 February, 2022 – The GPM is honoured to welcome its newest member, Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh, mayor of Ellembelle, Ghana. Mayor Bonzoh is a result-oriented entrepreneur cum politician who believes in achieving goals through leadership, [...]
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe elected as Vice-President of the Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA)
22 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to the Mayor of Banjul and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors, Madam Rohey Malick Lowe, who was [...]
Mayor Peter Kurz publishes his article “A Governance System that Supports City Diplomacy: The European Perspective”
22 February, 2022 - GPM Chair, Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany), recently published an article in the Hague Journal of Diplomacy, entitled A Governance System that Supports City Diplomacy: The European Perspective. In the article, [...]
The GPM welcomes Mayor Carlos Carreiras, newest GPM Member
17 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its warm welcome to Mayor Carlos Carreiras, from Cascais, Portugal, who recently joined the organization. Carlos Carreira has been the Mayor of the Municipality of Cascais [...]
Mayor of Cologne granted with the first Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award
7 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to Henriette Reker, the Mayor of Cologne on receiving the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award. Henriette Reker, the first woman to serve as Mayor of Cologne, was recognised for [...]
Registration GPM Annual Summit 2022 in Katowice, Poland, is open!
The registration for the GPM Annual Summit 2022 in Katowice, Poland, on 24-25 June, is open. The GPM Annual Summit will be held in connection with the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Katowice (26-30 June) [...]
Amman, Freetown, and Rotterdam, winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge
18 January, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to the cities of Amman, Freetown, and Rotterdam, which were chosen as one of the winners for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge. Among 13 [...]
Remembering David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament
13 January, 2022 - It is with great sadness that the GPM learned of the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli. In honor of Mr.Sassoli, GPM Executive Committee member Mayor Leoluca Orlando of Palermo [...]
Season’s Greetings from GPM Chair Peter Kurz
Dear members and partners of the GPM, At the GPM Annual Summit in Palermo, Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called on us, as mayors, to approach the challenges we face with an attitude that reflects [...]