European policies

Does nationalising its budget make the European project more legible?Does a dramatic decrease in the number of programmes make accessing EU funding simpler? In its […]

Tourism, lack of funds and regulation, high housing demand. This is the mix that fuels the housing crisis in Verona, one of Italy’s most popular […]

The Local Alliance calls on EU leaders to ensure the next EU budget becomes a strong, comprehensive tool for a just, resilient, climate-neutral and competitive Europe. 

Every year, in January – the month of good wishes-, our editorial coincides with the Davos Forum. And every year, the analysis of the risks […]

How can we fulfill the Green Deal? From clean energy to circular economy; from efficient renovations to sustainable food systems, cities around Europe are designing […]

From Spain to the Netherlands; from Italy to Ireland and Portugal, people are taking to the streets to make their anger heard: housing prices are […]

A new report from the Local Alliance reveals that vulnerable households in the EU are at risk of being underserved by the €86 billion Social Climate Fund (SCF) due to inadequate consultation of local and regional governments by national governments.

The new Commission will be officially convened in early December but its President has already taken on the most burning issue of the upcoming mandate: […]

“Emphasises that addressing resource scarcity requires reducing the extraction and use of resources and an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources.” […]

The main message from Ursula Von der Leyen at the beginning of her new mandate is a combination of ‘industry’, ‘competitive’ and ‘clean’. Just about everything will tap into one of those three themes and frequently all three of them at the same time.