Along with #Mayors of cities, Presidents of #metropolitanareas and representatives of associations of cities across #Europe, my signature as Director of Asociatia de Dezvoltare Intercomunitara Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti (ADIZMB) will be on the „Brussels Declaration of European Mayors”, a major new declaration calling for the development of an ambitious European #urbanpolicy.

11. februarie. 2024
Along with #Mayors of cities, Presidents of #metropolitanareas and representatives of associations of cities across #Europe, my signature as Director of Asociatia de Dezvoltare Intercomunitara Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti (ADIZMB) will be on the „Brussels Declaration of European Mayors”, a major new declaration calling for the development of an ambitious European #urbanpolicy.

Along with #Mayors of cities, Presidents of #metropolitanareas and representatives of associations of cities across #Europe, my signature as Director of Asociatia de Dezvoltare Intercomunitara Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti (ADIZMB) will be on the „Brussels Declaration of European Mayors”, a major new declaration calling for the development of an ambitious European #urbanpolicy.
Representing METREX – The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, I had the chance to witness the first step of this important endeavour, together with other leaders of European cities, on the 24th of January 2024, during the high-level event “A European urban policy fit for the Future”, organised in Brussels in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the #EU. At a ceremony in Brussel’s Egmont Palace, which included representatives from the #EuropeanCommission and the #EuropeanParliament, Mayors of European cities signed the „Brussels Declaration of European Mayors”, which will be signed by the other involved leaders after the event.
The document calls for urban issues to be better integrated at European level and for cities to have greater involvement in EU decision making. We believe that the top priorities for urban areas during the upcoming 2024-2029 EU mandate should be:
1. Promoting the right to affordable, qualitative, and sustainable housing;
2. Combating social and gender inequalities and promoting #inclusion;
3. Fighting #climatechange, ensuring a #healthyenvironment, and restoring #biodiversity;
4. Developing a safe, inclusive, and sustainable #mobility.