Jump to content

International relations of the Greater London Authority

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The international relations of the Greater London Authority are carried out by the Mayor of London as part of the mayor's responsibility to promote Greater London's global links.

London is generally considered to be a global city.[1][2][3][4]

Agreements

[edit]

Ken Livingstone

[edit]

During his mayoralty, Ken Livingstone signed city partnerships during his terms with; Beijing, Delhi, Moscow, New York City, Paris and Tokyo.

Ken Livingstone signed a deal with the government of Venezuela so that buses in London would operate on fuel imported from Venezuela,[5] and in return the Greater London Authority would open an office in Venezuela to work on recycling, waste management, reducing carbon emissions and traffic.[6] The agreement led to a reduction of 20% in the cost of fuel, and allowed for the fares paid by individuals on income support to be halved.[7] The agreement was signed in February 2007.[7] The reduction in fares affected roughly 250,000 people and took effect in August 2007.[8][9]

Boris Johnson

[edit]

During his mayoralty, Boris Johnson signed partnership agreements with New York City,[10] Paris[11] and Tokyo.[12]

Johnson chose not to renew the agreement with Venezuela.[6]

Sadiq Khan

[edit]

Sadiq Khan signed a 2018 partnership agreement with the Mayor of Paris on tourism.[13]

Intergovernmental relations

[edit]

During its membership, the London Assembly nominated one member to the Chamber of Regions of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.[14]

The Greater London Authority is an associate member of Eurocities and a member of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum.[15]

International offices

[edit]

Under Ken Livingstone, the GLA maintained overseas offices: in Brussels (in conjunction with London Councils), Beijing/Shanghai and Delhi/Mumbai.[16] Livingstone also opened a consultancy in Caracas and hired a consultant in Moscow.[17][6]

As part of his reduction of the GLA's budget, Boris Johnson pledged to review overseas offices.[18] Staff from the offices were transferred into London and Partners, a tourism and inward investment body, which replaced Visit London, Think London and Study London, which had been three separate bodies.[19] In July 2012, only the Beijing and Brussels offices remained operational.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Brown, Jack (23 September 2020). "Is the rise of the 'global city' coming to an end?". Centre for London. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Vieira, Helena (14 March 2016). "As a leading global city, London needs to meet its challenges". London School of Economics. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "London: global city status is hard to burnish by prescription". Financial Times. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Syrett, Stephen (June 2006). "Governing the global city: Economic challenges and London's new institutional arrangements". Local Government Studies. 32 (3): 293–309. doi:10.1080/03003930600693203. ISSN 0300-3930.
  5. ↑ "Oil deal signals lower bus fares". BBC News. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Mayor to end Venezuelan oil deal". BBC News. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 Lydall, Ross (5 January 2026). "Revealed: How overthrown Venezuelan president Maduro helped strike deal that gave Londoners cheap bus fares". The Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Livingstone to be Chavez adviser". BBC News. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Oil deal signals lower bus fares". BBC News. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Living up to the manifesto pledge". BBC News. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mayor of London and Mayor of Paris share cycling expertise | Greater London Authority". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Establishment of a Friendship City Relationship Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Greater London Authority - Tokyo Metropolitan Government".
  13. ↑ "Sadiq Khan and megacity mayors urge G20 climate change action". The Guardian. 25 August 2021 [2016-09-02]. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Himsworth, Chris (1 November 2015). The European Charter of Local Self-Government: A Treaty for Local Democracy (1 ed.). Edinburgh University Press. p. 11. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474403337.001.0001. ISBN 978-1-4744-0333-7.
  15. ↑ https://www.clgf.org.uk/regions/clgf-europe/united-kingdom/
  16. ↑ "London's 'embassies' under review". BBC News. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Lydall, Ross (13 April 2012). "Mayor aims for the rouble". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Crerar, Pippa (12 April 2012). "Boris Johnson closes India 'embassy' despite election pledge". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  19. ↑ Sherwood, Bob (31 March 2011). "Single tourism body to promote London". The Financial Times. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_relations_of_the_Greater_London_Authority&oldid=1373899678"