More than 300 European cities have now declared climate emergency* at a municipal level. Covenant signatories are at the heart of the movement, and many examples of climate emergency declarations can already be listed amongst the Covenant of Mayors Community.

Reacting to an increasing awareness about the risks faced by cities and...Read more

The 12^th SET Plan Conference & CoR ENVE Conference was held on 12-14 June in Bucharest, and organised by Covenant Supporter AMR (Association of Municipalities in Romania). The conference discussed how to make the ecological transition happen locally, and how to foster dialogue between the public sector (municipalities, regions) and the...Read more

As part of the Covenant of Mayors Twinning Programme, the town of Ath (Belgium) visited the town of Saldus (Latvia) on 4th and 5th July 2019.

The aim of the twinning programme is to identify common challenges and to discuss effective climate and energy policies. Saldus was the host of this first visit, where the cities had the...Read more

On 13^th and 14^th June, a delegation from the covenant signatory Smiltene (Latvia) visited the island of Milos  (Greece) in the framework of a Covenant of Mayors’ Twinning. Representatives of both cities had the chance to exchange on their climate and energy challenges, finding commonalities and possible ways forward.

The city of Milos...Read more