We are pleased to invite you to participate in the conference “Polish cities and villages for the climate”, which will take place at the Royal Castle in Niepołomice (near Krakow) on 17-18 June 2010.

We are pleased to announce that the Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cités” for the second time received the prestigious title of  "Partner for Climate”, which is granted by the Ministry of the Environment. The title is an expression of appreciation for  the Association’s long-term work for the promotion of activities and initiatives for climate protection among Polish local governments.

On 26^th of January 2010 Bielsko-Biała, as the first city in Poland, adopted a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP). The city committed itself to its elaboration and implementation when joining the Covenant of Mayors, a European initiative for climate protection. Implementation of the SEAP will allow Bielsko-Biała to reduce the CO₂ emissions by at least 20% by 2020.

On the 7^th of December 2009 Municipal Intelligent Energy Day was organized in Raciechowice. The event took place in the Municipal School Complex no1. It was organized together by the municipal administration and the Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cités" within the framework of a project MODEL (Management Of Domains related to Energy in Local authorities”.

On October 20^th, 2009, at  the invitation of the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR), our Association participated in a seminar, organized by the CoR Commission for Sustainable Development, in Toruń. The main topic of the seminar was: "Adaptation to climate change: local and regional policy in the European and national context".

Municipal Councils of Bielawa and Dzierżoniów decided to organize the second edition of Municipal Intelligent Energy Days together. The event was organized in Dzierżoniów on 26th and 27th of September 2009. It gathered about 15 000 people and was a part of XV Dzierżoniów Business Presentations (Dzierżoniowskie Prezentacje Gospodarcze) which aim at supporting the development of local enterprise. Employees of both Municipal Councils had their stand at the fair where they answered questions such as: how to save energy, what are the advantages of energy efficient behaviors, how much electricity do PV cells make or how to best insulate a house.

Over 100 participants took part in the international conference „COVENANT OF MAYORS - European Initiative for Climate Protection” which took place in the building of Cracow City Council on 28^th and 29^th of May 2009. The conference gathered people which are interested in fighting against climate change at the local level.

This year our Association celebrates its 15^th anniversary. That is why we asked the most active members of our network to present their achievements and history of their cooperation with PNEC during the conference „COVENANT OF MAYORS - European Initiative for Climate Protection” which took place in the building of Cracow City Council on 28^th and 29^th of May 2009.

Zbigniew Michniowski, President of the board of PNEC Association, has signed the Agreement on Partnership between the European Commission’s General Directorate for Energy and Transports and the Association of Municipalities Polish Network Energie Cités. The event took place on 24th of April 2009 during the international conference "3x20: Play the game" which was organized by the European Network Energie Cités and Climate Alliance  and which gathered over 400 participants from different European countries.

The Association of Municipalities Polish Network  „Energie Cités”
and the Municipality of Cracow would like to invite you to participate in an international conference

“Covenant of Mayors.”
European initiative for climate protection

28-29 May2009
Council chamber, the Cracow City Council
Plac Wszystkich Świętych 3/4

• Programme
• Map of Krakow center