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News
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
Why cities are leading the fight for clean, secure, and affordable heating: Making Heat Safe
Fossil-free cities19/05/2026
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
Local Alliance welcomes Parliament’s position on future National and Regional Partnership Plans
Local governance
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
Industries and big investors first!
Policy Op-ed
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
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.
News
It’s all about Energy
Policy Op-ed
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
Policy Op-ed
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…
