Mayors urged to loosen ties with national governments

Mayors should increasingly look to themselves for ideas and leadership rather than national governments: that was the message from around 80 city mayors gathered in Cannes earlier this month. City leaders, who met at the annual real estate show MIPIM, were told that leadership at city level was becoming increasingly important not just because there was less money coming from deficit-battling central governments, but also because national borders were becoming less relevant.
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