2031: The year the city disbanded the state

The die is cast. What everyone had been expecting for so long has occurred. The joint convention of mayors of Europe’s major cities has declared that all affairs will now be handled between the European Union and the major cities. This declaration of separation was released just before the first summit of the Council of heads of state and government leaders. With this move, the major cities have in one stroke sidelined their own nation states. The convention was summoned on the basis of an initiative of EU capitals to meet more often to exchange knowledge, share ideas and discuss