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European Strategy, local solutions: empowering municipalities to lead the EU’s Right to Stay Strategy

European Strategy, local solutions: empowering municipalities to lead the EU’s Right to Stay Strategy

Energy Cities calls for a place-based Right to Stay Strategy that places cities and communities at the heart of their transformation.

European policies
Policy measures
Community energy
Multilevel Governance
Housing
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Local governance
Community energy
Fair economies

16/06/2026

Energy Cities urges the Right to Stay Strategy to be co-created with local governments and to align EU funding with local priorities.
Advocacy
Cities and regions call for a place-based EU budget with an open letter to the EU leaders

Cities and regions call for a place-based EU budget with an open letter to the EU leaders

The Local Alliance has sent a letter to the EU leaders urging them to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.

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

15/06/2026

As negotiations on the EU’s next long-term budget enter a crucial phase, mayors and local leaders from across Europe are urging national leaders to ensure that cities and regions remain central to EU investment.
News
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.