The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe closed its 18th Session on 19th March 2010.
Resolutions and recommendations on current affairs and on the situation of local and regional democracy in Europe were adopted at the end of the debates. They are, notably, related to climate change, local authorities and human rights, North-South co-operation, gender equality in politics, intra-regional transport, minority languages, as well as local democracy in Portugal and Iceland, and regional democracy in Switzerland.
The Congress also adopted a recommendation and a resolution concerning the observation of elections in Azerbaijan, held on 23th December 2009.
The key points of the session
Monitoring of local democracy
Reform processes of the Congress
Ian Micallef: ''Through its reform, the Congress must become more relevant to the needs of our citizens'' |
Thorbjørn Jagland: ''The Congress’ monitoring is a key asset of the Council of Europe'' |
Elections
Andreas Kiefer elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe Congress |
Sandra Barnes elected President of the Committee on Social Cohesion |
Other debates
The measures taken by local and regional authorities will aid the emergence from the financial crisis
Capitals of South Caucasus seek a greater role in regional and European integration, says Gagik Beglaryan
Congress underlines the role of the reference framework as an important step in creating a binding legislation on regional democracy
Minority Languages have a decisive role to play in forging regional identity
Signature of co-operation agreement between the Congress and the AEBR “promoting democratic stability and good neighbourliness”
Stepan Kirichuk: ''Intra-regional transport in Russia has many facets and requires a case-by-case approach''
Congress underlines the issue of intra-regional transport as a challenge for sustainable development
The measures taken by local and regional authorities will aid the emergence from the financial crisis
Capitals of South Caucasus seek a greater role in regional and European integration, says Gagik Beglaryan
Congress underlines the role of the reference framework as an important step in creating a binding legislation on regional democracy
Minority Languages have a decisive role to play in forging regional identity
Signature of co-operation agreement between the Congress and the AEBR “promoting democratic stability and good neighbourliness”
Stepan Kirichuk: ''Intra-regional transport in Russia has many facets and requires a case-by-case approach''
Congress underlines the issue of intra-regional transport as a challenge for sustainable development
Webcast & Videos
Live session
Video records
Video of the day : observation of municipal elections in Azerbaijan
Live session
Video records
Video of the day : observation of municipal elections in Azerbaijan
