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Figueras offers IMAGINE as a support to local governments

Richard Elelman, the Deputy Mayor of Figueres (SP) represented Energie-Cités at the European Summit of Local Governments held at the World Trade Center in Barcelona at the end of February.
Elelman speaking to an audience of European municipal politicians and technical experts talked of the twenty years of experience that Energie-Cités represents in the promotion of a ’low energy - high quality way of life’ and went on to explain the (...)

by Miriam Eisermann, on 10 March 2010
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Ivani-Grad (HR) and Zagreb (HR) shortlisted for the European Mobility Week Award!

Energie-Cités has the pleasure of announcing that two Energie-Cités’s members are shortlisted among the eleven best candidates to the European Mobility Week Award: Ivanić-Grad (Croatia) and Zagreb (Croatia). The City of Ivanić-Grad is nominated among the three (...)
The Award rewards the local authorities judged to have made the biggest efforts to raise awareness of sustainable travel and implemented innovative projects supporting a complete shift towards sustainable urban mobility during the eight annual (...)

by Olivier Lagarde, on 5 March 2010
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The President of the European Parliament patronizes Energie-Cités' conference during the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2010!

Mr Jerzy Buzek, the President of the European Parliament and MEP of Silesia region in Poland has recently accepted to patronize Energie-Cités’ “Central and Eastern European local authorities are acting to take up new challenges and opportunities” conference.
This event which will take place in the Commission’s Charlemagne building on 24 March 2010 at 14:30 aims at: Highlighting successful initiatives contributing to the implementation of the EU energy and climate objectives and results of 20 years (...)

by Christophe Fréring, on 4 March 2010
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Slovak association CITENERGO becomes our new member

As a result of long term and fruitful cooperation, Slovak association "CITENERGO" becomes Energie-Cités’ new collective member. Following the members from Poland (Polish Network Energie-Cités) and Czech Republic (Helathy Cities), CITENERGO enlarges the part of "family" coming from former Visegrad countries. Warm (...)
In 2008, the Slovak Association of Towns and Cities founded CITENERGO - an "interest association" uniting Slovak local authorities committed to reduce energy consumption and increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources on their (...)

by Jana Cicmanova, on 2 March 2010
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Five Energie-Cités’ members among candidates for the title of European Green Capital

We are happy to announce that five member cities of our Association have decided to join the race for the title of European Green Capital 2012 and 2013. This prestigious recognition is awarded to cities that proved to be frontrunners in terms of environmentally-friendly urban (...)
The competition has been launched by the European Commission for the second time already, with Stockholm and Hamburg having been named European Green Capitals for 2010 and 2011 respectively. Among 17 applicant cities from all corners of Europe, (...)

by Przemyslaw Pietraszek, on 18 February 2010
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Martigny launches its ' energy cheque'

The Swiss local authority of Martigny is recognized as a reference in the field of energy management for its buildings and wishes to actively involve its citizens in actions related to its energy policy.
Indeed, Martigny will be the first town of the Valais canton to host and partly finance the « Chauffez futé » (“Smart Heating”) course. This theoretical module, which has been organised since four years by the French Swiss Conference of Energy (...)

by Claire Iochum, on 12 February 2010
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Board of Directors gathering in Besançon

Last week, Energie-Cités’ Board of Directors has gathered in Besançon to discuss strategies and projects for 2010 and beyond. With Energie-Cités celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the meeting place could not have been better chosen: Besançon is not only the city hosting the network’s main office, but it is also one of the founding (...)
The representatives from Heidelberg (Germany), Bielsko-Biala (Poland), Leicester (Great Britain), Helsinki (Finland), Paris (France), Växjö (Sweden), Pamplona (Spain), Delft (Netherlands) and Salerno (Italy) have been warmly welcomed by Jean—Louis (...)

by Miriam Eisermann, on 11 February 2010
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Central and Eastern European local authorities are acting to take up new challenges and opportunities!

On 24th March 2010, in the framework of the European Energy Week, Energie-Cités will organise a major conference aiming at discussing the most critical problems local authorities of new member states are facing as well as successful initiatives and solutions in implementing the EU (...)
The goal is to accelerate the rythm of action in these countries, incl. the signatures of the Covenant of Mayors. Networking activities will be promoted. Local authorities and partners involved in the MODEL project will serve as a basis for (...)

by Christophe Fréring, on 27 January 2010
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Energies-Cités' opinion on the future "EU 2020" strategy

Energie-Cités has just published an opinion paper on the European Commission’s consultation paper on the future "EU 2020" strategy.
Energie-Cités’ position paper in response to the European Commission’s working document "Consultation on the future "EU 2020" strategy" [COM(2009)647] The European Commission has recently published its “EU 2020 Strategy” which is designed as the (...)

by Blandine Pidoux, on 20 January 2010
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Display “Towards Class A”: The European Award for creative communication campaigns in buildings

Your municipality is “display”ing an energy certificate in its buildings? And, more than that, it has launched a much broader awareness-raising campaign on the energy performance? If so, Energie- Cités’ Display® Campaign team awaits your application to the 2010 TCA Awards. The deadline for applications is 26th March (...)
Everybody can apply! You do not have to be a participant in the Display Campaign. Your creativity and commitment should not only be known in your own city. No, it deserves to be spread to other European building owners and users. The six (...)

by Claire Iochum, on 20 January 2010
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