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The MFF & You: negotiating with your ministries

Join us to discover what is being discussed in the different Member States, hearing testimonials from local authorities across Europe on the current negotiations in their countries. Share your ideas and gain inspiration to define your demands in your country for European funds to be channelled as effectively as possible to the local level.

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What’s EUp? Urban initiatives and LIFE at stake in the proposed EU Facility

What’s EUp? Urban initiatives and LIFE at stake in the proposed EU Facility

What the proposed EU Facility means for the future of urban initiatives and the LIFE Programme

European policies
EU funding
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

19/01/2026

We continue to unpack the European Commission's long-term budget (MFF) proposal. Today’s menu: the future of urban initiatives and the LIFE programme, and a new facility designed to cope with the uncertainty of our time.
Advocacy
Mobilise now to make the next EU budget work for cities and regions

Mobilise now to make the next EU budget work for cities and regions

Discover our advocacy toolkit to support your national-level efforts for a locally rooted EU budget

European policies
EU funding
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

14/01/2026

The current proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget raises serious concerns for cities and regions. To help you respond, Energy Cities has developed a practical advocacy toolkit to help influence key decision-makers in your country.
News
Reclaiming Europe’s direction in 2026

Reclaiming Europe’s direction in 2026

What’s at stake in EU policy in 2026 and how Europe can reclaim its independence by going local

European policies
EU funding
Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

07/01/2026

Despite many setbacks in 2025, this year represents an opportunity to put Europe’s future back on the right course. Here are the EU policy battles to watch in 2026 and how Energy Cities will fight to keep Europe’s transition and future rooted in its communities.
News
European technocracy on the horizon?

European technocracy on the horizon?

Policy Op-ed

European policies
EU funding

18/12/2025

Brussels is still buzzing. After scoring points in the debate on the 2028–2034 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), the European Parliament is now dragging its feet […]
News
Europe needs its cities if it wants to save democracy

Europe needs its cities if it wants to save democracy

Why the EU's sidelining of local governments dangerously undermines its fight against democratic backsliding

Participative governance
European policies
Local democracy
EU funding
Local governance

09/12/2025

Democracy is increasingly under threat in Europe, and the EU is struggling to respond. If they want to mount an effective defence of the rule of law, they must stop sidelining local governments and urgently focus on empowering cities.
News
Cities’ involvement in the EU’s Agenda for Cities should not be optional

Cities’ involvement in the EU’s Agenda for Cities should not be optional

The Agenda sets the direction forward but leaves it up to Member States to involve cities – here’s how to improve it.

Urban planning & Vision
European policies
Climate neutrality
Local governments
Climate adaptation
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy
Food systems
Fair economies

04/12/2025

A new policy Agenda for cities has been published by the European Commission, but without mandatory regional chapters and territorial approach in the next EU budget it will remain a dead letter.
News
The fragile foundations of our democracies

The fragile foundations of our democracies

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Local democracy
EU funding

20/11/2025

I could have written about the latest chapter in the European budget saga. You will find it below… or now, let me simply say this: […]
News
Is it up to cities to fight for the soul of Europe?

Is it up to cities to fight for the soul of Europe?

Local and regional governments rally to save the EU from its own problematic budget proposal

European policies
Crisis management
Local governments
Local democracy
EU funding
Local governance

23/10/2025

Last week, Europe’s regions and cities took centre stage in Brussels, but against a tense political backdrop. As negotiations over the next long-term EU budget draw near, local leaders are warning that sidelining cities and regions as in the current proposal endangers not only their future, but Europe’s as a whole.
News
Dancing on a volcano!

Dancing on a volcano!

Policy Op-ed

European policies
EU funding

23/10/2025

Like dancing on a volcano! That’s how it feels after an intense week of negotiations. The topic of discussion? The next 2028-2034 European budget.The protagonists? The […]
News
European Democracy Shield

European Democracy Shield

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Local democracy
EU funding
Local governance

18/09/2025

European Democracy Shield, this was European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s strong announcement on 10 September 2025, during the traditional State of the Union address in Strasbourg.  In a […]