Media
European Summit for Democracy – Regional Event on Media Freedom
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 [...]
US Summit for Democracy: Building Democracy from the Ground Up: The Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy
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 [...]
The GPM welcomes Mayor Jose Manuel Ribeiro of Valongo, Portugal
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 [...]
Mayors Gather in Tokyo for 3rd U7 Mayors Summit
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 [...]
Welcome to our new member Mayor Helena Teodósio of Cantanhede, Portugal
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 [...]
GPM and Arup host webinar “Cities Alive – Designing Cities that Work for Women: Safety & Security”
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 [...]
GPM Chair Kurz presents the progress of the Urban7 at the Annual Meeting of the Global Taskforce
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 [...]
Two GPM mayors welcomed on the Steering Group of the OECD Champion Mayors Initiative
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 [...]
Cities of Cávado Region (Portugal) support the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy
3 February 2023 - The six mayors of the cities that constitute Cávado Region in the north of Portugal - GPM Executive Member Mayor Ricardo Rio (Braga Municipality), Manuel Moreira (Amares Municipality), Mário Constantino Lopes [...]
The GPM welcomes new member Mayor Luísa Salgueiro of Matosinhos, Portugal
31 January 2023 - The GPM is proud to welcome Mayor Luísa Salgueiro of Matosinhos (Portugal) as newest member of the GPM. Mayor Salgueiro has been elected mayor of the city of Matosinhos in 2017 [...]