La France veut accompagner le Maroc dans l'organisation du Sommet mondial des dirigeants locaux et régionaux de Rabat

Source: http://www.atlasinfo.fr La France a "une volonté politique" d'accompagner le Maroc dans l'organisation du second Sommet Mondial des dirigeants locaux et régionaux, prévu du 1-er au 4 octobre prochain à Rabat, pour qu'il soit "le plus audible, le plus ambitieux et le plus efficace", a assuré Pascal Canfin, ministre français en charge du...

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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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D-100: 100 days to celebrate 100 years

The countdown starts today! In just 100 days the international municipal movement will celebrate its first centenary. The UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat, taking place in the Moroccan capital from the 1st to the 4th October 2013, will be the largest gathering of local and regional elected representatives from all over the...

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UCLG DAL Committee launches the fifth issue of D+ Magazine

The Decentralisation and Local Self-Government Committee launches the fifth issue of D+ Magazine, a tool for the dissemination and discussion of topics related to decentralisation and local governance. The UCLG DAL committee, chaired by the Government of the Province of Barcelona, brings together more than one hundred local governments from all...

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UCLG members pay homage to Pierre Mauroy, leader from the international municipal movement

Gathered in Lyon on the 6th and 7th of June, the Executive Bureau paid homage to Pierre Mauroy, former French Prime Minister, former Mayor of Lille and founding member of UCLG, who passed away at the age of 84. Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône-Alpes Region, called for members to observe a one minute silence during the opening ceremony...

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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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Rabat Expo Fair 2013: EXHIBIT YOUR SOLUTIONS!

In parallel to the 4th UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, the Rabat Expo Fair 2013 will take place over 5 days, from 1st to 5th October 2013, (4 days for professionals, one day for the general public), on an exhibition space of 10,000 sqm that meets quality standards of international business fairs. Rabat Expo 2013 is the place to be...

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Le Sommet mondial des pouvoirs locaux et de la régionalisation offrira au Maroc l’opportunité de défendre sa cause

Source: www.libe.ma Les présidents des conseils communaux tiennent leur premier Congrès national Pour la première fois, plus de 1000 présidents des communes urbaines et rurales du Maroc se sont réunis lors du premier Congrès national des présidents des conseils communaux tenu hier à Skhirat, en vue de préparer deux événements internationaux...

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Fathallah Oualalou : «Le Maroc a vécu le Printemps arabe à partir de ces acquis»

La particularité du Maroc dans la gestion du «Printemps arabe» est le résultat des acquis cumulés par le Royaume en matière de démocratisation des institutions durant quarante ans, a indiqué Fathallah Oualalou, président du Conseil de la ville de Rabat. Dans un entretien dimanche au journal Qatari «Al-Arab», en marge de sa participation récemment...

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