B40 Balkan Cities NetworkFormation | 2021 |
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Type | Network of cities |
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Region served | Balkans |
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Membership | 54 member cities |
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Website | b40network.org |
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The B40 Balkan Cities Network (B40) is an intercity organization between Balkans cities. The network was established with the Istanbul Declaration signed by 23 mayors at the end of the Istanbul Summit held on 29–30 November 2021 with a “Better Future, Better Cooperation” motto.[1] The aim of the network is to create better cooperation between local governments and contribute to regional development.[2]
Member cities
As of 2024, the network has 54 member cities.[3]
Member cities City | State | Population |
Acharnes | Greece | 108,130 |
Alexandroupolis | Greece | 71,751 |
Athens | Greece | 643,452 |
Belgrade | Serbia | 1,197,714 |
Belitsa | Bulgaria | 9,646 |
Bijeljina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 107,715 |
Burgas | Bulgaria | 202,694 |
Chania | Greece | 88,525 |
Constanța | Romania | 263,688 |
Çanakkale | Turkey | 143,622 |
Dimitrovgrad | Bulgaria | 31,837 |
Durrës | Albania | 175,110 |
Edirne | Turkey | 180,002 |
Fierbinți-Târg | Romania | 4,620 |
Galați | Romania | 217,851 |
Istanbul | Turkey | 15,907,951 |
İzmir | Turkey | 4,367,251 |
Karditsa | Greece | 56,747 |
Karlovo | Bulgaria | 19,373 |
Karnobat | Bulgaria | 16,483 |
Kilkis | Greece | 51,926 |
Kırklareli | Turkey | 85,493 |
Kisela Voda | North Macedonia | 84,625 |
Kotor | Montenegro | 23,670 |
Laktaši | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34,966 |
Lefkada | Greece | 22,652 |
Mytilene | Greece | 58,285 |
Nikšić | Montenegro | 72,443 |
Niš | Serbia | 260,237 |
Orestiada | Greece | 37,695 |
Patras | Greece | 215,922 |
Pella | Greece | 2,398 |
Plovdiv | Bulgaria | 346,893 |
Podgorica | Montenegro | 173,024 |
Prilep | North Macedonia | 63,308 |
Pristina | Kosovo | 198,897 |
Prizren | Kosovo | 220,128 |
Pula | Croatia | 52,220 |
Rakovski | Bulgaria | 14,679 |
Saraj | North Macedonia | 38,399 |
Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 275,524 |
Skopje | North Macedonia | 526,502 |
Sliven | Bulgaria | 83,740 |
Sofia | Bulgaria | 1,248,452 |
Split | Croatia | 160,577 |
Stara Zagora | Bulgaria | 158,563 |
Svilengrad | Bulgaria | 16,959 |
Tekirdağ | Turkey | 186,421 |
Thessaloniki | Greece | 319,045 |
Tirana | Albania | 557,422 |
Troyan | Bulgaria | 18,449 |
Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria | 71,502 |
Zagreb | Croatia | 767,131 |
Zenica | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110,663 |
See also
References
- ^ "History of B40 Balkan Cities Network - B40 Balkan Cities Network" (in Turkish). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "B40 summit: İstanbul mayor says EU's pluralist model 'ideal for all of us'". bianet.org. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Members - B40 Balkan Cities Network". 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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