New president and vice-president for EUROCITIES 28-11-2006 Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon, France, was elected as new president
of EUROCITIES at the EUROCITIES conference in Manchester held on 22-25 November.
Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague, the Netherlands, was elected as vice-president.
Mr Deetman is expected to take over the presidency in two years.
EUROCITIES is the network of major European cities. The network brings
together the local governments of more than 130 large cities in over 30 European
countries. EUROCITIES provides a platform for its member cities to share
knowledge and ideas, to exchange experiences, to analyse common problems and
develop innovative solutions, through a wide range of Forums, Working Groups,
Projects, activities and events.
EUROCITIES gives cities a voice in Europe, by engaging in dialogue with the
European institutions on all aspects of EU legislation, policies and programmes
that have an impact on cities and their citizens. The network is active across a
wide range of policy areas including: economic development and cohesion policy,
provision of public services, environment, transport and mobility, employment
and social affairs, culture, education, information and knowledge society,
governance and international cooperation.
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