Be the Mayor of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands · 230,000 people · Heritage City

Transitioning from gas dependency to green energy alternatives.

Groningen is waiting for its first mayor on the Board of Mayors.

The city

Landmark: Martinitoren.

• The University of Groningen was founded in 1614, and students make up a large share of the population.
• Gas extraction from the Groningen field caused earthquakes that damaged homes in the municipality, especially around Ten Boer.
• The former municipalities of Haren and Ten Boer joined Groningen in 2019.

How a term works

One hour a day. Each session brings a directive from the city's services, a decision to make, and a measured result. A term is scored on approval, infrastructure, environment and innovation, inside a real budget, and every mayor's work adds to Groningen's own record on the Board of Mayors. Cities lift each other: there is no losing city.

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