Local and Regional Democracy and Good Governance

General

European Committee on Local and Regional
Democracy

Centre of Expertise
for Local Government Reform

Strategy for Innovation
and Good Governance
Reform

Programmes for Democratic Stability

Resources in Local and Regional Democracy

 

Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform
Advisory Board

Role of the Advisory Board

In respect of the Advisory Board, the Committee of Ministers decided:

“A small Advisory Board will be set up to promote co-operation between the Secretariat, CDLR and Congress and provide advice to the Centre on:

a) the development and implementation of its strategic priorities and plans;
b) lessons to be drawn from an evaluation of its achievements;
c) opportunities for co-operation both within the Council of Europe and with external partners.

Both the CDLR and Congress should have a representative on the Advisory Board, together with the Director of Democratic Institutions and the Chief Executive of the Congress.”
 
Composition of the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board currently has the following members:

Mrs Greta Billing, Member of the Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR)
Mr Keith Whitmore,
Chairman of the Institutional Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Mr Alfonso Zardi,
Head of Democracy, Institution-Building and Governance Department
Mr Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities  

 Meetings
First meeting -
18 May 2006 in Strasbourg
Second meeting - 7 December 2006 in Strasbourg
Third meeting - 14 February 2007 in Strasbourg
Fourth meeting - 4 February 2008 in Strasbourg
Fifth meeting- 19 june 2009 in Strasbourg
Sixth meeting- 6 July 2010 in  Strasbourg
Seventh meeting- 22 June 2011 in Strasbourg

Documents 
First annual Report on the activities of the Centre of Expertise
Second annual Report on the activities of the Centre of Expertise
  Third annual Report on the activities of the Centre of Expertise
Fourth annual Report on the activities of the Centre of Expertise
Fifth annual Report on the activities of the Centre of Expertise