More than 200 mayors, heads of international organisations, municipal leaders, young innovators, and sustainability experts gathered in the Austrian capital on 5-6 May 2025 for the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference — a major highlight of Vienna’s role as this year’s European Capital of Democracy — where the Vienna Declaration on local climate action and democratic transformation was adopted.
The 7th edition of the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference takes place on 5–6 May in Vienna. This year’s theme—Just Transition: Local Action for a Sustainable Future—highlights how communities can drive inclusive and climate-resilient change in their cities.
Mayors as Mediators of Change: Navigating between Tradition and Transformation
Description: The role of the mayor is often seen as one of the most challenging and rewarding positions in politics. But what makes this position so intriguing to those who take it on?
Starting today, our monthly ‘Briefings’, designed for leaders, advisors and decision makers,provide a fast-paced, engaging and practical guide to topics at the forefront of political innovation.
Following Barcelona as the first-ever European Capital of Democracy, democracy takes center stage again as eight bold cities from across Europe enter the race for next year.
The team looks back at the books, TV series and podcasts that inspired them the most in 2022.
We join the strong condemnation by @Eurocities of yesterday’s sentencing of the Mayor of Istanbul, Mr Ekrem Imamoglu, as a politically motivated attack.
We have noticed that someone has put a near-identical version of our Innovation in Politics Awards online. This was done without our knowledge and consent.
Starting in 2022, every year a European Capital of Democracy will be designated to strengthen democracy. Find out how you can take part!
Brand new Socks Talk Politics episode! The socks talk to Karin Künnapas, Co-Director of kood/Johvi, a new kind of coding school, and winning project of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2021 (Education).
413 projects were submitted by politicians from across democratic party lines from 25 European countries to the Innovation in Politics Awards 2021. A jury of 1,032 European citizens selected the 90 finalists.
Subscribe to our Socks Talk Politics YouTube channel to stay tuned for new episodes! Every week, we interview creative politicians across Europe who are making a difference…
In 2021, we celebrate five years of Innovation in Politics Awards. They honour Europe’s most forward-thinking politicians and make their know-how accessible across party lines and national borders.
