Energy Cities (Consortium leader) is a membership-based, not-for-profit association whose members are mainly local authorities. It was founded in 1990 by five European cities and the network currently represents over 1,000 local authorities all across Europe, and beyond. Energy Cities is steered by a Board of Directors made of 11 local elected representatives from 9 countries. Energy Cities operates with near-total public funding, which allows us to demonstrate integrity towards our member cities and preserve intellectual independence in our work. We embrace transparency in all our activities, including our funding sources.

Climate Alliance is a non-profit association founded in 1990. For more than 30 years, Climate Alliance member municipalities have been acting in partnership with indigenous rainforest peoples for the benefit of global climate. With some 1,800 members spread across 27 European countries, Climate Alliance is the world’s largest city network dedicated to climate action and the only one to set tangible targets: each member city, town and district has Covenant of Mayors Eastern Partnership Phase III Tender No. NEAR/2021/EA-RP/0043 Offer presented by the consortium led by Energy Cities Page 120 committed itself to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10% every five years. Recognising the impact our lifestyles can have on the world's most vulnerable people and places, CA pairs local action with global responsibility

Kommunalkredit Public Consulting (KPC) is an Austrian consulting company active since 1993 as part of Kommunalkredit and from 2003 as a separate legal entity. KPC pursues the goal of making long-term positive contributions to the environment, the economy, and society by managing funding programs and by providing targeted consulting services. Over the years, Kommunalkredit Public Consulting has accumulated a wealth of experience in the fields of energy efficiency & renewable energy, water supply & sanitation, environmental & climate protection, climate finance, design & implementation of Financing Facilities and support schemes, and the international carbon market. Based on an expertise of many years, KPC has gradually expanded consulting services for national and international public authorities as well as for international organizations and financial institutions.

Association "Energy Effiicnt Cities of Ukraine" (EECU) was founded in 2007 as a voluntary association of local authorities with aim to improve the quality of life of communities, ensure their sustainable energy development and protect the climate and environment by changing citizens behavior, implementing effective energymanagement systems, capacity building, finding innovative energy solutions and implementing the best practices in energy efficiency. Nowadays, EECU unites more than 90 Ukrainian municipalities from all regions of Ukraine. Also, EECU is a collective member of two largest European associations of local governments - "Energy Cities" and "Climate Alliance", Covenant Supporter since 2009, and the National Office for European Energy Award in Ukraine since 2018.

The Alliance for Energy Efficiency and Renewables (AEER) is a lead NGO in the energy sector in the Republic of Moldova. The goal of AEER is to contribute to the promotion and implementation of strategies and policies in the field of energy and environment with focus on providing support to municipal energy planning and management, implementation of joint demo projects, capacity building and public awareness and communication. Since 2012 AEER has served as an official support structure of Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. AEER has a proven record in organizing public awareness campaigns and communication activities with involvement of women and youth and is distinguished for its innovative educational programs aimed at implementation of energy efficiency and environmental conscious curriculum.

Interakcia is a non-governmental, non-commercial organization that creates and improves conditions for the sustainable development of municipalities and regions in the Eastern Partnership region. The organization contributes to the transformation of cities and communities in the areas of sustainable development, climate neutrality and resilience, circular economy, nature based solutions, smart planning and management, effective public administration and improving the well-being of residents. The team has many years of experience in the development and implementation of large-scale projects, including those with funding from various European Union programs and international financial institutions.

Energy Efficiency Centre Georgia (EECG) is a non-governmental, non-for-profit organization founded in 1999 within the framework of the EU Tacis Project "Creation of an Energy Efficiency Centre and Development Natural Energy Study in Georgia". The main mission of the EECG is to:

• Support the development of renewable energy & energy efficiency and as a result improve national energy security level and minimize negative environmental impact.

• Increase awareness of civil society and country’s decision makers on environmentally friendly and economically sound ways of energy production and consumption, as well as on RE & EE potential

EECG has become a supporter of the Covenant of Mayors since 2014. In 2016 EECG was registered as an observer in the Green Climate Fund. In 2017 EECG’s project implemented in CoM Tbilisi “Warm Elderly-Energy Efficiency Measures at Tbilisi Boarding House for Elderly” was awarded with the Energy Globe National Award. In 2020 EECG’s project “Biomass Energy and Energy Efficient technologies” was awarded Third Prize for EU Sustainable Energy Award for Easter partnership Countries.

For more please visit: www.eecgeo.org

The international high-level conference "Promoting the sustainable development of the Eastern Partnership countries" was held on October 26-27 in Yerevan (Armenia). The main event of the conference was the solemn ceremony of signing of Covenant of Mayors by the cities. From Kharkov city in the signing ceremony Deputy Mayor, Igor Terekhov, took part.

The village head Olga Matyushina signed the Covenant of Mayors in December 2016 and joined the EU Initiative to Support the Energy Efficiency of Municipalities. On April 7 of the same year, according to the Kotsyubynsky Energy Management Report conducted by the specialists of SE "Kievobbludinvest" together with the UZhKH "Belichi" - due to engineering solutions and installation of the accounting system, budget savings can amount to 40% of energy costs.

The City Council of Malina supported the European initiative "Mayors' Agreement".The City Council of Malina supported the European initiative "Mayors' Agreement".On behalf of the city's territorial community, the council authorized the mayor of Alexei Shostak to sign the "Mayors' Agreement".