My "municipal life", or involvement in local government affairs dates back to the early 1970's

By Selahattin Yildirim, Former Secretary General of UCLG-MEWA My inter-municipal cooperation experience started with the founding secretary-general role of the Union of Municipalities of the Marmara Region in 1975, and then with the same role at the Union of Municipalities of Turkey in 1978, and Secretary of Economic affairs of the Union of...

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What’s in a centenary?

By Pierre Yves Saunier- Université Laval History Sciences Department, Quebec (Canada) and Renaud Payre- Political Sciences Lecturer at a l'IEP Lyon (France)  Numerous international groups of local and regional authorities exist today as they have existed throughout the last century, among which, UCLG is currently the most solid and generalised in...

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Executive Bureau meeting of UCLG in the beautiful city of Lyon in France

Source: VNG International  Together with Peter Rehwinkel, mayor of the city of Groningen and chair of the Committee on European and International affairs of VNG, and my colleague Renske Steenbergen, I participate in the Executive Bureau meeting of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in the beautiful city of Lyon in France. UCLG is the world...

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Interview: Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar and President of UCLG Africa

Source: Newsletter City of Rabat. June 2013 1. For the first time, the African continent will host a UCLG World Congress in the city of Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. What are your thoughts on that? I am very delighted with this choice that honors the Kingdom of Morocco, that has always distinguished itself in promoting local...

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Roger Bruce Myerson : Democratic decentralization and economic development

By Roger B. Myerson - keynote speaker for the introductory plenary of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders.1 My thesis is that the relationship between local and national politics is vital for economic and political development, and that local democracy may be severely under-supplied in much of the world.  I will argue that democratic...

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2013: A key year for towns, cities and regions throughout the world

Josep Roig - Secretary General United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)  For a vision of territorial solidarity at national and international level: towns, cities and regions responding to new challenges at the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat. 2013 will be a decisive year for towns, cities and regions all over the world. From...

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Welcome to the UCLG-Rabat 2013 blog!

This tool will be used throughout the Congress preparation period with the main objective of maximizing participation and debate on the topics that compose the programme of this World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - 4th UCLG Congress. For each of the debates and plenaries there will be a dedicated space where you can find a description of...

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