Achievements: Democratic participation and public ethics
 








  
First and foremost are the Council of Europe’s standards: the Charter on Local Self-government (CETS 122), the Convention on the Participation of foreigners in public life at local level (CETS 144) and Recommendation (2001)19 on the participation of citizens in public local life.

The Congress also adopted a number of texts, see further information on the Congress web-site: http://www.coe.int/t/congress/default_EN.asp.

Furthermore, a tool for local authorities to audit their arrangements for participation is currently being developed and tested.