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ONE in FIVE campaign: seminar to combat sexual exploitation of children at local and regional level
[03/02/2012 10:30:00] As part of its contribution to the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE campaign, the Congress is organising a seminar in Strasbourg, France, on 9 February 2012 (Palais de l’Europe, room 5). It will gather a panel of experts, grassroots players and local and regional elected representatives. On the basis of the experiences presented, the Congress will propose model bodies to be set up at local and regional level to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and to protect and support victims and their families. The seminar will be opened by Maud de Boer Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Keith Whitmore, President of the Congress, and Emin Yeritsyan, President of the Congress Current Affairs Committee. Those wishing to take part in the seminar must register by 6 February 2012 at the latest.
Programme Participation form File ''Local and regional dimensions of the ONE in FIVE campaign''
Keith Whitmore meets Baroness Hanham to discuss Congresss priorities
[03/02/2012 14:00:00] In view of the High-Level Meeting on Local and Regional Democracy organised by the United Kingdom Chairmanship of the Council of Europe on 13 February, President of the Congress Keith Whitmore is meeting with Baroness Hanham, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government - who will preside over this conference - in London (United Kingdom) on 6 February, to discuss Congress’ priorities.
Website of the UK Department for Communities and Local Government
Best Practice Award for Coastal Towns: Call for applications
[01/02/2012 14:00:00] European local communities are invited to take part in a competition for best practices in the regeneration of coastal towns – the Best Practice Award Programme of the Council of Europe. The competition is organised by the Council of Europe Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform, in the framework of the UK Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers and in partnership with the Congress and the UK Local Government Association. In the first stage, interested towns are invited to send the completed “Expression of Interest” form latest by 29 February 2012.
Best Practice Award Prospectus Form 'Expression of interest'
Brussels: Bi-partite meeting between the Congress and the EU-Committee of the Regions
New edition of the European Local Democracy Week promotes inclusive communities at grassroots level through human rights activities
[26/01/2012 17:00:00] At a meeting organised by the Congress in Paris (France), representatives from municipalities, national associations and European networks assessed the results of the 2011 edition of the European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) and agreed on action in the field of citizen participation in 2012. The new ELDW edition will continue promoting “human rights” at grassroots level in order to foster and strengthen, in particular, social cohesion in local communities. “The overall aim is to develop local democracy by achieving a real culture of human rights at the grassroots”, stated Keith Whitmore, Congress President.
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Leyla Güven, member of the Council of Europe Congress, is detained in Dyarbarkir, Turkey, since December 2009 - File
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Summit of Mayors on Roma: Interview with Jeroen Schokkenbroek, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Roma issues
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