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Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy Reaches Milestone of 100 Signing Mayors as U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Calls on Mayors to Sign
20 January 2023 – 100 mayors from five continents have endorsed the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy, led by the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), GMF Cities, and the Pact of Free Cities. The [...]
Barcelona, first EU Capital of Democracy
18 January 2023 - Barcelona has been awarded the title of European Capital of Democracy (ECoD) for 2023-2024. The GPM wishes to extend congratulations to Barcelona for receiving this title and also to the other [...]
GPM hosted live panel at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit
18 January 2023 - The GPM, in partnership with Masdar City, hosted a live panel discussion as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Live 2023. The live panel "Rethinking the Decarbonization Role of Cities [...]
The city of Michalowo (Poland) wins the Mayor Pawel Adamowicz Award
18 January 2023 - The Global Parliament of Mayors wishes to congratulate the city of Michałowo on being awarded the 2022 edition of the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award. The award will be officially presented to [...]
New US Law Recognizes Importance of Subnational Diplomacy
11 January 2023 - National governments and international institutions are increasingly recognizing the power of urban diplomacy. On December 23, 2022, U.S. President Biden signed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal [...]
Season’s Greetings from our Executive Committee Chair, Mayor Peter Kurz
December 2022 -"This has been a year of remarkable progress for the GPM, both as an organization and in our efforts to effect change. First, as an organization, we have welcomed 18 new members from [...]
Welcome to new member Mayor Giuseppe Monteleone of Carini, Italy, to represent the Sicilian voice of mayors in the GPM
16 December 2022 – The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to announce that Mayor Giuseppe Monteleone of Carini, Italy, has joined the GPM. Mayor Monteleone is one of the two mayors designated by the Sicilian [...]
GPM Cites Braga & Brussels shortlisted to become the first European Capital of Democracy 2023-2024
5 December 2022 - Braga and Brussels have been selected on a shortlist to become the first European Capital of Democracy (ECoD) 2023-2024. Alongside Barcelona, the three cities are frontrunners in democracy, were selected by [...]
Welcome to Mayor Danela Arsovska (Skopje, Macedonia), the newest member of the GPM
01 December 2022 - The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to announce that Mayor Danela Arsovska of Skopje, Macedonia, has joined the organisation. Mayor Arsovska was elected as Mayor of Skopje in 2021. Back [...]
GPM at COP27: ‘Cities Leading Implementation – The Essential Ingredients for Success’
16 November 2022 - In partnership with Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week (ADSW) and Masdar City, the GPM hosted today an onsite Roundtable for mayors at COP27. GPM Mayors Sharon Dijksma (Utrecht, the Netherlands), Rohey Malick Lowe (Banjul, the Gambia), [...]