About PLATFORMA

Since its creation in 2008, PLATFORMA has been the voice of European local and regional governments active in decentralised cooperation – the town-to-town, region-to-region development cooperation, closer to citizens and more effective.

PLATFORMA’s role is to increase recognition of the work of local and regional governments in international cooperation, deepen the dialogue with European institutions and promote effective decentralised cooperation for the development of partner countries.

In 2015, PLATFORMA signed a Strategic partnership with the European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), whereby signatories commit to take actions based on common values and objectives to tackle global poverty and inequality, and to promote democracy and sustainable development.

PLATFORMA has around 30 members representing more than 100.000 local and regional governments: national, European and international associations, as well local and regional governments.

The Secretariat of PLATFORMA is hosted by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) (more information on www.ccre.org).