Local Governments Associating: Democracy, Diplomacy, Solidarity

Start: 02 Oct 2025 11:30
End: 02 Oct 2025 13:00
C10-Roundtable
Networks Region Local Diplomacy Local Development
Event Type
Discussion
Mode
Minds-On
Accessibility
Flow
How is it possible to have a city that enables co-living? How is it possible to have a fair city?

Event Description

This session will explore the journey of local government associations from efforts to strengthen local democracy to creating global impact through transnational solidarity networks. Participants will address how multi-level collaborations—spanning from the local to the global, and practices of local diplomacy can serve as transformative tools in building more inclusive, resilient, and adaptive systems of local governance.

Moderators

M. Cemil Arslan

Dr., Secretary General, Marmara Municipalities Union & General Coordinator, MARUF

Speakers

Durmish Guri

Director of Projects & Programmes, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

Selahattin Yıldırım

Former Secretary General, Marmara Municipalities Union

Abdallah Anati

Executive Director, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)

Şengül Altan Arslan

Dr., Deputy Secretary General, Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

Nataliya Lazarenko

International Cooperation Manager, Association of Ukrainian Cities

Irina Luncasu

Projects Coordinator & Gender focal point, Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM)

Adelina Farrici

Executive Director, National Association of Municipalities of Albania

Simona Bošković

Secretary of Committee for International Cooperation and EU Integration, Union of Municipalities of Montenegro

Kelmend Zajazi

Executive Director, NALAS

Sazan Ibrahimi

Executive Director, Association of Kosovo Municipalities

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