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Advocacy
European Parliament backs cities and regions in EU budget negotiations
Local Alliance welcomes Parliament’s position on future National and Regional Partnership Plans
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies18/05/2026
The European Parliament’s draft report on National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) backs a stronger role for cities and regions in the next EU budget, calling for better local involvement, stronger cohesion policy and place-based investment.
Advocacy
WhatsEUp? The Parliament supports local authorities’ requests, but the job is not finished
While the overall alignment in the interim report, some fundamental changes are still needed. And the Council must approve them
07/05/2026
The Parliament approved its interim report on the EU budget, choosing its negotiating position, welcoming several Local Alliance’s requests. Will the Council do the same?
Advocacy
WhatsEUp? The new EU budget proposal’s impact on the usual political divides
How the Parliament and the Council are reacting to the Commission’s proposal
16/04/2026
The new budget proposal has altered the equilibrium, offering new political battles between and within the EU institutions, while the old ones reemerged.
News
12/03/2026
The Citizen Energy Package arrives in a particular context. The war in the Middle East could lead to another energy price crisis in Europe, which […]
Case studies
#MadeForFuture: EU funding to finance biodiversity preservation in Heidelberg
How Heidelberg is implementing EU priorities on the ground, and why it needs EU funding to continue
09/03/2026
While the EU is discussing the next EU budget, Heidelberg joins the #MadeForFuture Campaign to highlight the importance of local authorities in implementing EU priorities.
