City Diplomacy Lab

The City Diplomacy Lab is an unprecedented alliance between scholars and practitioners of cities' international action.

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🏛️ A historic first: cities join the G7 process.
From 2–4 June, mayors convene in Nancy for the Urban7 International Mayors' Summit — the inaugural convening of cities as a G7 Engagement Group.
We're proud to serve as Scientific Coordinator.
🔗https://t.co/D9J3wW3rPW

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🇺🇸 How are U.S. cities asserting their international voice at a moment of unprecedented global turbulence?
On June 5, @CityDiploLab & @gmfus host U.S. mayors + international executives at Reid Hall, Paris — closing side event of #Urban7 2026.
Free → https://t.co/1dHqWaT1oM

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

How can cities break the cycle of car dependency and build mobility systems that truly serve people, climate, and equity? 🚲🌍

Join us Feb 26, 4:00 p.m. CET (online) for “Driving Change in Urban Mobility,” with @UNEP.

Register: https://t.co/ItPY1VyTRp

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

Cities received substantial recognition at COP30, but the real work begins now. How can this momentum turn into concrete progress?

Join us on 1 Dec, 11:00 a.m. CET, at UNEP Paris or online for “Delivering Local Climate Action: Insights from COP30.”

Info: https://t.co/PyFbhYjpyx

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

City diplomacy is no longer a side story — it’s Europe’s next frontier.
At the European Parliament, our #EURegionsWeek event explored how cities are navigating international relations to shape Europe’s global role through dialogue, democracy, & rights.
🔗 https://t.co/j0eD3ChY9Y

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

The City Diplomacy Lab joins the City and Metropolis of Montpellier at the Euro-Africa Biennale 2025. Our researchers will report on the Congress and facilitate the Diaspora Assembly, helping shape stronger, more meaningful Euro-African cooperation.
🔗 https://t.co/IjLQvVjyXh

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🎤 Heartfelt thanks to our inspiring speakers: @RonanDantec @sindacoghinelli Antonfrancesco Vivarelli @annalisaboni2 @ClareLouHart @BenoitPILET Céline Papin @MoriMathieu Claudia Luciani @FredericChole Paola Deda @NinaHachigian @csottilotta @KihlgrenGrandi

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

This September, the City Diplomacy Lab held landmark meetings at Italy’s Chamber of Deputies & France’s Senate. Key takeaways: strengthening multilevel cooperation, protecting democracy, managing risks & developing capacity.
🇮🇹 https://t.co/pEtxUPt8kF
🇫🇷 https://t.co/KMUfS5Gbrf

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🙏 Thanks to our hosts @LiaQuartapelle & Senator Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, and to our partners @comuni_anci, @EUROCITIES, @CitesUniesFR, @France_urbaine, @AICCRE_naz, @AFCCRE, @CCRECEMR, @Platforma4Dev, AIMF & @gpmayors for their invaluable support.

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🌍 How can cities drive the transition to sustainable & circular fashion?

Join the City Diplomacy Lab and partners for an international conference with insights from Paris, London, and Copenhagen.

📍 Reid Hall, Paris 6
📅 3 October – 5pm
🔗 Register: https://t.co/bXJKBqCh6C

[Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi @KihlgrenGrandi]

Today, the Italian Parliament hosts @CityDiploLab’s 2nd conference on the strategic role of cities in international relations.
Deeply grateful to our distinguished speakers for joining in reimagining – and building – the future of city diplomacy.
👉 https://t.co/2HnGac1Cnl

[Egea @egeaonline]

Diplomazia delle città: il ruolo strategico delle città italiane nelle relazioni internazionali
📅Lunedì alle 10, l’incontro organizzato da @CityDiploLab alla Camera dei Deputati: https://t.co/UtejUkIPBD
📖E il libro di Lorenzo @KihlgrenGrandi: https://t.co/4qOqxSVBxs

[Mathieu Mori @MoriMathieu]

Merci au @Senat français 🇫🇷 d’avoir accueilli un colloque sur la #diplomatie des #villes

Les villes jouent un rôle important de promotion de la démocratie y compris au sein du @coe avec son @COECongress

🙏City Diplomacy Lab👇
https://t.co/ldDY2d221O

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🏛️Aujourd’hui, le @Senat accueille le premier événement du cycle du City Diplomacy Lab sur le rôle stratégique des villes dans les relations internationales.
Prochaines étapes : 15/09 @Montecitorio 🇮🇹 – 15/10 @Europarl_EN 🇪🇺
En savoir plus : https://t.co/hqisI74TMI

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🇮🇹 15/09, @Montecitorio: Il ruolo strategico delle città italiane nelle relazioni internazionali
Con @Antonio_Tajani*, @lia_quartapelle, i Sindaci di Arezzo, Bologna, Genova*, Napoli*, Torino e i ricercatori @KihlgrenGrandi e @csottilotta
📍Registrazione: https://t.co/0MJdERPqIP

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🇫🇷🇮🇹 City diplomacy at a turning point.
This Sept, two high-level events at the French Senate & Italian Chamber of Deputies will kick off a global process to safeguard and reshape city diplomacy.
🧭 Details: https://t.co/zKxkuxwsqE

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

🌍 How are cities adapting their international action amid overlapping crises?
Our new brief with @EUROCITIES dives into key trends, structures & challenges in #CityDiplomacy.
With insights from @CarloEpifanio, @danpejic, @PietroRdV1 & Amelia Leavesley.
🔗 https://t.co/iZT7uNnMhB

[City Diplomacy Lab @CityDiploLab]

In this busy 2024, more and more urban communities have engaged in city diplomacy to tackle their most urgent local issues.

The City Diplomacy Lab thanks its partners for a year of insightful exploration into the impact of cities' international relations.

[intdiba @intdiba]

🌐💬 Lorenzo @KihlgrenGrandi, Founding Director of @CityDiploLab: “Regarding multilateral collaboration, city networks are doing an amazing work, also monitoring and assessing diplomacy of cities. Even though, more collaboration is needed”
#InternacionalDiba

[intdiba @intdiba]

🔚 Fins aquí la Jornada sobre Diplomàcia Municipal en un món en conflicte organitzada per la @diba al Pati Manning de Barcelona!
👏 Thank you for your participiation. What an interesting debate!
🚀 Let's face together future challenges identified on the Conference