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08 Jun

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The MFF & You: what the Parliament wants from the new EU budget

Join us for the next episode of our webinar series on the MFF. This time, we will join forces with the other networks of the Local Alliance. We will focus on what is the current state of the negotiations, the Parliament’s position in the negotiations, and the political cleavages between and with Council and Parliament.

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Moving from the “ACCELERATE EU” to the “EMPOWER EU” mantra

Moving from the “ACCELERATE EU” to the “EMPOWER EU” mantra

Policy Op-ed

European policies
Climate neutrality

21/05/2026

In response to the ongoing energy crisis, and at the request of EU Member States, the President of the European Commission proposed accelerating the transition […]
News
Europe’s Heat is Under Threat

Europe’s Heat is Under Threat

Why cities are leading the fight for clean, secure, and affordable heating: Making Heat Safe

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
European policies
Decarbonisation
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Fossil-free cities

19/05/2026

Yet in 2026, how we heat our buildings sits at the intersection of some of Europe’s most pressing challenges: energy security, climate change, social equity, […]
Advocacy
European Parliament backs cities and regions in EU budget negotiations

European Parliament backs cities and regions in EU budget negotiations

Local Alliance welcomes Parliament’s position on future National and Regional Partnership Plans

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

18/05/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Industries and big investors first!

Industries and big investors first!

Policy Op-ed

Energy democracy
European policies
Decarbonisation

19/03/2026

Energy prices are soaring, bills are too… again.  The President of the European Commission summed up the stakes before the European Parliament: we must urgently […]
News
Citizens energy package: a good narrative and recommendations but concrete means must follow

Citizens energy package: a good narrative and recommendations but concrete means must follow

Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Energy democracy
European policies
Budget
Local governance
Community energy

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

#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

Budget
Local governance
Fair economies

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.
News
It’s all about Energy

It’s all about Energy

Policy Op-ed

Energy democracy
European policies
Local governance
Fossil-free cities

26/02/2026

On one side of the Atlantic, we are witnessing a grab for Caribbean oil, with the aim of selling this precious liquefied gas at a […]
News
New Year

New Year

Policy Op-ed

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

26/01/2026

The expression “new year” seems to carry more meaning than ever. Everything is new: a new world (dis)order, new risks, new democratic (im)balances, new European priorities, a new (dis)organisation of international, European, national institutions…