The constitutive assembly of the Global fund for cities development (FMDV) was held on the 7^th of October 2010 in Barcelona City Hall, in parallel of Metropolis’ Board of Director.

A preparatory meeting of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) founding general assembly will be held on 24^th and 25^th June 2010 in Istanbul, in order to present the project in its entirety to the members of Metropolis and to the other local authorities who have expressed interest in the approach.  The preparatory meeting will also make it possible to agree on how the structure will operate and on the commitments that the local authorities will be led to make as members.