Council of European Municipalities and Regions

LOCAL INSIGHT
 
Special edition
Towns and regions' take
on the future of Europe

Discover the foreword published in "Europe 2030: local leaders speak out", signed by the president of CEMR and Emilia Romagna, Stefano Bonaccini. This unique piece of work of nearly 400 pages is the result of two years of discussions and debates within CEMR. It is a collection of ideas from more than 100 local and regional leaders, from all over Europe, and a synthesis of thoughts and analyses.

In this period of doubts, we should always remember that Europe, our Europe, was founded on the ashes of two World Wars by visionary people who knew that only a united Europe could build long-lasting peace, and bring social progress and well-being to the citizens of our continent.

Among those visionary women and men, Mayors and local leaders played a decisive role when creating, in 1951, the Council of European Municipalities, thus answering the call of Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman.