Resilience and recovery: Ukraine needs strong local authorities

July 22, 2025

Reflections after moderating the panel “United Communities and Regions: Effective Governance for Ukraine’s Recovery” at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, Italy. 

Associazione Caracol e ALDA Italia APS insieme in un nuovo progetto di prossimità sul diritto alla salute

July 22, 2025

🇮🇹 This article is in Italian, English below L’Associazione Caracol Olol Jackson Onlus, in partenariato insieme …
BUILDSPACE Open Call for Replication

BUILDSPACE Launches Open Call for Replication Potential: join the Future of Smart and Resilient Cities

July 17, 2025

BUILDSPACE opens its call for replication: cities and organisations can apply to bring smart, resilient, data-driven solutions to their own local contexts.
Participatory Solutions for a Greener Future: Co-Creating the SHARED GREEN DEAL Network!

Participatory Solutions for a Greener Future: Co-Creating the SHARED GREEN DEAL Network!

July 16, 2025

ALDA hosted the SHARED GREEN DEAL Network co-creation workshop in Brussels, driving citizen-centred, strategic action for a just green transition across Europe.
ALDA at No Hate Speech Week 2025: Fighting Hate through Innovation and Cooperation

ALDA at No Hate Speech Week 2025: Fighting Hate through Innovation and Cooperation

July 16, 2025

ALDA took part in No Hate Speech Week 2025 in Strasbourg, presenting Stand-Up and Hatedemics to counter hate speech and disinformation in Europe.

ALDA General Assembly 2025: One community – Focus and expertise in a changing world

July 15, 2025

Held in Rome at Europa Experience – David Sassoli, the 2025 ALDA General Assembly brought members together to approve key documents, welcome new members, and reinforce citizen participation in a changing world.
Democratic resilience at core of Helgesen’s ALDA speech

Democratic resilience and citizen participation at the core: Gunn Marit Helgesen opens ALDA’s General Assembly

July 14, 2025

Gunn Marit Helgesen, Vice-President of the Congress of the Council of Europe, opened ALDA’s 2025 General Assembly with a powerful call to strengthen democratic resilience and promote citizen participation, especially at the local level.

ALDA at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025

July 10, 2025

From 10 to 11 July 2025, ALDA – the European Association for Local Democracy – …

Youth Impact Forum: Empowered youth, vibrant Democracies

July 9, 2025

On 18 September 2025, Brussels (Belgium) will host the Youth Impact Forum, a dynamic and engaging event dedicated to rethinking how young people participate in democratic life, organised by ALDA – the European Association for Local Democracy.

WE ACT Project Launches a Comprehensive Handbook on Gender Equality and Political Participation

July 8, 2025

The WE ACT Project, supported by the European Union Delegation to Türkiye, reached a significant …

Towards a Democratic, Socially, and Environmentally just EU: Civil Society releases its 2025 State of the Union Report

July 2, 2025

As the President of the European Commission prepares to deliver the official State of the Union address, civil society organisations across Europe are stepping forward to make citizens’ voices heard on the issues that matter most. In response, Civil Society Europe (CSE), together with a broad coalition of organisations, has published the “Civil Society State of the Union 2025”.

ALDA’s Commitment in Bhutan: A Workshop on “Strengthening Pathways in Channelling Needs of CSIs for Inclusive and Participatory Decision-Making”

July 2, 2025

In Trashiyangtse, East Bhutan, ALDA delivered a four-day training to strengthen the role of business associations in policymaking. The workshop brought together civil society and public sector stakeholders to foster inclusive governance and participatory dialogue, marking a key step in ALDA’s growing engagement in South-East Asia.