Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs | — |
| 01 Dec 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs | SRC |
| 01 Feb 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Roundtable with CSO: Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 | — |
| 01 Feb 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Roundtable with CSO: Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 | SRC |
| 28 Sept 2021 | Sandra Bartelt Cabinet member | SDGs and Team Europe Initiatives | — |
| 28 Sept 2021 | Sandra Bartelt Cabinet member | SDGs and Team Europe Initiatives | SRC |
| 25 May 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Roundtable on Human Development | — |
| 25 May 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Roundtable on Human Development | SRC |
| 08 Jan 2021 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Presentation of the position paper on how the local and regional governments can contribute to the EU Programming | — |
| 08 Jan 2021 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Presentation of the position paper on how the local and regional governments can contribute to the EU Programming | SRC |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Koen Doens Director-General | The role of Local Authorities in the next programming cycle. Participation of Local Authorities in Team Europe and EC’s COVID response. | — |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Koen Doens Director-General | The role of Local Authorities in the next programming cycle. Participation of Local Authorities in Team Europe and EC’s COVID response. | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2020 | Jakob Wegener Friis Cabinet member | Sustainable Development Goals | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2020 | Jakob Wegener Friis Cabinet member | Sustainable Development Goals | — |
| 28 Jan 2020 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Prep meeting to EVP mission to The Hague | — |
| 28 Jan 2020 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Prep meeting to EVP mission to The Hague | SRC |
| 16 Jan 2020 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Role of local and regional authorities in development cooperation | — |
| 16 Jan 2020 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Role of local and regional authorities in development cooperation | SRC |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Denis Cajo Cabinet member | Cooperation with and support of the role of local authorities in development cooperation activities | — |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Denis Cajo Cabinet member | Cooperation with and support of the role of local authorities in development cooperation activities | SRC |
| 03 Jul 2018 | Stefano Manservisi Director-General | exchange on the future EU development policy and in particular the programme supporting local and regional governments’ development cooperation | — |
| 03 Jul 2018 | Stefano Manservisi Director-General | exchange on the future EU development policy and in particular the programme supporting local and regional governments’ development cooperation | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2017 | Denis Cajo Cabinet member | Ongoing activities of local authorities on development policy | — |
| 06 Mar 2017 | Denis Cajo Cabinet member | Ongoing activities of local authorities on development policy | SRC |
Mission & Goals
PLATFORMA coordinates the voice of European local and regional governments active in decentralised development cooperation. Launched in 2008, its main objectives are: - To present a common message to the European institutions, in particular for the definition and implementation of European development policies - Facilitate networking of information and sharing experiences - Strengthen the participation of European local and regional authorities in European development programs - Strengthen links with civil society
EU Legislative Interests
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) EU Consensus on Development Territorial Approach to Local Development (TALD) EU-ACP relations EU-CELAC relations Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) Development Education and Awareness-Raising (DEAR) Migration, conflict and resilience Climate (UNFCCC CoP) Sustainable global development: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New Urban Agenda Equality and diversity: Gender Action Plan (GAP III) Youth engagement: Youth Action Plan (YAP) in EU External Action European Neighbourhood Policy
Communication Activities
PLATFORMA engages in a dynamic social media strategy by communicating on thematic issues on which decentralised cooperation is active (climate, local governance, health, access to water and sanitation, education, gender equality, local services, local economic development, migration, etc.). Core campaigns include (i) the European Days of Local Solidarity (EDLS) - annual campaign, (ii) 2030 Agenda - Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), (iii) PLATFORMAwards - bi-annual dissemination campaign. Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/platforma4dev/) is used as the main social media, as well as BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/platforma4dev.bsky.social), Youtube for videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WYm5PB0xn0SxSUGljXz0Q), and X (ex-Twitter) (https://twitter.com/Platforma4Dev/). All PLATFORMA publications are available online on https://platforma-dev.eu/our-publications/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://www.ccre.org/ https://www.ccre.org/en/associations/index The PLATFORMA Secretariat is hosted by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
Organisation Members
https://platforma-dev.eu/partners/
Additional Information
Grant contract CSO-LA/2023/445-896 signed 30/11/2023 for the period 01/09/2023-31/08/2026