Europe
Europeanism forms part of the DNA of our City
Europe is a field of action of Barcelona par excellence. We could say that Europeism forms part of the DNA of the city. That's why the City Council has made a clear political commitment towards fostering bilateral relations and networking, and within the framework of the European institutions.
This multilateral action has a double complementary goal. On the one hand, to facilitate exchanges and projects that enrich the daily management of the city, and on the other hand to contribute to the debate in favour of a Europe in which the role of the cities and the local authorities is recognised and has its own voice.
In this sense, from the City Council exchanges are maintained with numerous European cities, either within the framework of collaboration or twinning agreements, or in bilateral collaborations that are established so as to tackle specific issues. The collaboration with cities are also defined by means of the participation in European projects, the municipal coordination of which is carried out from the Department of International Relations.
Furthermore, Barcelona City Council is committed towards networking, that allows, on the one hand, to join forces of the cities to act as a strong interlocutor in front of the European Institutions, and on the other hand, to have a space of exchange of best practices so as to improve the City Council services to the citizenship.