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New Podcast episode: Financing the Future: How Cities Align Budgets with the SDGs

The new episode of KDZ in Dialogue, hosted by Siegfried Fritz, focuses on the link between local public finance and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). KDZ has been supporting four European cities in aligning their municipal financial systems with the Agenda 2030, and this work is presented through the Project SLPF.

Guests Thomas Prorok and Sara Deranja provide insights into how cities are integrating the SDGs into their financial management systems. The discussion explores different approaches, highlights innovative practices, and addresses the challenges municipalities face in this process. By shedding light on both local experiences and the broader European perspective, the episode emphasizes the crucial role of public finance in building sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities.

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Kelmend Zajazi | Executive Director of NALAS
The long-term cooperation with KDZ means a lot to us at NALAS. In KDZ we found a peer that fully understands who we are.
Isabelle Verschuren | Federal Public Service Policy and Support (BOSA), CAF correspondent of Belgium
In the last years Belgium has planned and organised many different CAF activities (e.g. CAF training, Certification of CAF label) together with KDZ.
Josep Medrano | Director of Strategic Planning and Taxation, City of Barcelona
For the City of Barcelona, the collaboration with KDZ through the European "Cities for Sustainable Public Finances (CSPF)" has reached a qualitative advance.

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