The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the largest European association of local and regional authorities. We are the only organisation that brings together national associations of local and regional authorities from 40 European countries and, through them, represents all levels of territory – local, central and regional. Since its creation in 1951, CEMR has supported the building of a united, peaceful and democratic Europe based on local self-government, respect for the principle of subsidiarity and citizen participation. Our work is based on two main pillars:

1. Influencing European policy and legislation in all areas that affect municipalities and regions;
2. Providing a forum for discussion between local and regional authorities through their national representative associations.

CEMR is also the European section of the global organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), through which we represent European local and regional governments on the international stage.