We connect Europe and cities With Eurocities, it’s all in our name: we connect Europe and cities. We are convinced that this connection leads to a better life for all. Founded in 1986, our network brings together the local governments of more than 200 cities in 38 European countries, representing 130 million people. Eurocities provides a platform to share knowledge and ideas, to exchange experiences, to analyse common problems and develop innovative solutions, through a wide range of forums, working groups, projects, activities and events. Eurocities gives cities a voice in Europe, by engaging in dialogue with the European institutions …

[Automatic translation follows] The Agency for Ecological Transition! ADEME in brief The Agency for Ecological Transition participates in the implementation of public policies in the areas of the environment, energy and sustainable development. It provides its expertise and consulting capabilities to businesses, local authorities, public authorities and the general public, in order to enable them to progress in their environmental approach. The Agency also helps to finance projects, from research to implementation, in the following areas: waste management, soil preservation, energy efficiency and renewable energies, savings on raw materials, air quality, noise control, the transition to the circular economy and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The OIP, an association that campaigns for respect for the rights of prisoners and for a reduced use of imprisonment. The French section of the International Prison Observatory is a non-governmental organization that works for respect for human rights in prisons and a reduced use of imprisonment. Defense of the rights of prisoners

[Automatic translation follows] Official account of the city of Bordeaux

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The Paris City Hall or City of Paris employs 50,858 permanent employees. It appoints both the administration and the elected officials. Each month, the elected officials sit on the Paris Council, where they deliberate to decide on the future of the city: construction of daycare centers, middle schools, naming of streets, housing, subsidies to associations. This body is both a General Council and a Municipal Council, since Paris has the particularity of being a city and a department.

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Clermont Auvergne Métropole is a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment (E.P.C.I.), made up of 21 municipalities. Economic, university, cultural and sporting capital, the Clermont metropolis brings together 21 municipalities and 300,000 inhabitants. A lively and dynamic territory, within an exceptional natural setting, our Metropolis is teeming with projects and overflowing with energy. Clermont Auvergne Métropole intends to strengthen its role as a driving force for the development of Auvergne, in the second most dynamic region in France. To meet the challenges of tomorrow, we rely on the commitment of our 2,300 agents and we are regularly looking for …

Sectors: French metropolis National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The City and the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg are two separate institutions. However, since 1972, they have had the particularity of having a single administration and a common headquarters at their service. The second largest employer in Bas-Rhin (6,800 permanent employees), the City and Eurometropolis of Strasbourg have many areas of expertise: The City of Strasbourg is involved in the following areas: - culture, - schools, - social action, - youth, - sport, - green spaces and forests, - public lighting, - civil status and district town halls, - tourism, etc. The Eurometropolis of Strasbourg is involved in …

Sectors: French metropolis National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Every day, by your side. Made up of 22 municipalities, Tours Métropole is an active and dynamic French metropolis with nearly 300,000 inhabitants. It is the leading employment area in the Centre-Cal de Loire region, the leading university center in the region, and has 5 study and research centers, 1 university hospital, 6 listed monuments, and of course... the Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition, an international airport (Tours Val de Loire), as well as 30 TGV connections per day to and from Paris, make the Tours area very accessible. These infrastructures make Tours Métropole …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis is unique. Created by the MAPTAM law, it brings together 92 municipalities spread over three departments. It brings together agricultural, urban and industrial areas in the same territory. Attractive and dynamic, the Metropolis exercises the major strategic skills that determine the development of the territory in all its dimensions: economic, social and cultural development and planning, planning of the metropolitan area, local housing policy, urban policy, management of services of collective interest, protection and enhancement of the environment and living environment policy. To support its development and projects, the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis is looking for …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] The Rouen Normandy Metropolis, created in 2015, brings together 71 municipalities and half a million inhabitants, on a territory of 664 km2. Between the Seine and forests, the Metropolis has a strong identity that is both urban and rural. Its particularity: 45 of its 71 municipalities are "small" municipalities, i.e. populated by fewer than 4,500 inhabitants. Almost 1,800 agents exercise nearly 200 professions to serve several skills, from the production and distribution of drinking water, public transport to waste management. A driving force in the development and attractiveness of the territory, rural and business land, service and …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] Living intelligently Capital of one of the most dynamic regions in France, Rennes assumes its role as a leader in economic development 📈 ▶ Ranked 10th nationally, its urban area covers nearly 700,000 inhabitants with an economic basin that concentrates 300,000 jobs ▶ 1st "business friendly" city of cities with less than 500,000 inhabitants, it attracts many talents in several key sectors of the economy (research, digital technology, health, agri-food, environment or manufacturing) ▶ Open to the international, Rennes is the leading teaching center in the Grand Ouest with 68,000 students and fuels high-level research and innovation …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] Find us on our website www.eurometropolemetz.eu or on our other social networks Find us on our website: eurometropolemetz.eu but also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Local authority

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] Public Intermunicipal Cooperation Establishment (EPCI) serving 95 municipalities for more than a million inhabitants. The European Metropolis of Lille, a public intermunicipal cooperation establishment, brings together more than a million inhabitants and 95 municipalities. Its territory is both rural and urban, made up of large cities and villages. It exercises its skills in 19 essential areas serving users such as development, roads, sanitation, transport, culture, tourism, housing, economic development, etc. The MEL services include more than 2,800 agents and more than 100 professions. Supported by an ambitious continuing education policy, they open up attractive career development opportunities. …

Sectors: French metropolis

2ème Métropole d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - 450 000 hab. - Au pied des massifs du Vercors, de Chartreuse et de Belledonne. Grenoble-Alpes Métropole is the global Grenoble administration in charge of transportation, waste, economy & development, environment management.

Sectors: French metropolis

1 métropole au service de ses 28 communes et de ses 815 000 habitants. Bordeaux Métropole (formerly the Urban Community of Bordeaux), is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux (France) and some of its suburbs.

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] 31 municipalities now make up the territory of Montpellier 3M, i.e. 457,839 inhabitants. 31 municipalities now make up the territory of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Its regional capital, Montpellier, has 272,084 inhabitants. Its demographic growth is the highest in France and 50% of its population is under 34 years old. Each month, it welcomes more than 300 new arrivals. The dynamic is just as valid for Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: 427,541 inhabitants live there and it is by pooling a certain number of its facilities, in fields of competence as diverse as culture, economy, environment or transport, which the …

Sectors: Environment French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] An administration in motion is a whole city that moves #villedelyon! Capital of the Rhône-Alpes Region, Lyon is one of the most attractive cities in Europe for its quality of life and its exceptional economic dynamism. At the heart of the Lyon Metropolis, the City of Lyon (500,000 inhabitants) has a total budget of 780 million euros and a workforce of 7,300 permanent agents allowing it to offer a local public service to the population with a constant concern for quality. Would you like to discover our professions, find out about recruitment procedures or apply for our …

Sectors: French metropolis National and local authorities

Official account of the United Nations. For peace, dignity & equality on a healthy planet. Founded at the end of the Second World War, the United Nations is an international organization made up of 193 Member States committed to maintaining international peace and security. Every day the UN works to tackle global challenges and deliver results for those most in need. Giving life-saving support to populations hit by humanitarian crises, helping build and keep the peace in conflict-ridden areas, supporting governments and their citizens to advance development and fight poverty, and promoting human rights worldwide are the core pillars of …

Sectors: International development