Making the case for cities as key partners in European Transport Strategy, Brussels, 20 April 2015 Cllr Lisa Trickett visited Brussels to meet new Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in order to push the urban mobility agenda forward in the European Commission. Alongside Deputy Mayor of […]
City leaders from the EUROCITIES network met MEPs from the European Parliament’s Urban Intergroup on 25 February. This follows the European Commission’s launch last year of a debate on the EU urban agenda. The EU Urban Agenda is essentially about how EU initiatives that impact […]
The European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union, Mr Maroš Šefčovič, hosted a high level round table on the strategic role of smart cities for tackling energy challenges in Brussels on 25 February. Sir Albert Bore presented how Birmingham is improving the energy efficiency of […]
National Express and Birmingham City Council stood proudly shoulder to shoulder last week at the announcement of an internship programme between Chicago and Birmingham. The announcement made at the British Consulate in Chicago, is significant as it marks a reinvigoration of the Birmingham Sister City relationship. […]
The 9th of March marked an important milestone for the delivery of Birmingham’s European and International Strategy. For the first time since its launch, the four chairs of the area based associations met with the Leader of the Council, Sir Albert Bore. They talked about […]
