A delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, composed of rapporteurs Christine Chevalley (Switzerland, ILDG) and Jean-Paul Bastin (Belgium, EPP/CCE), will carry out a monitoring visit to Monaco on September 23-24, 2025, to assess the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in the country since the previous monitoring report adopted by the Congress in 2018. They will be accompanied by Professor Bertrand Faure, member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (France).
During this monitoring visit, the Congress delegation will examine developments relating to local self-government, as well as the financial situation of the Municipality of Monaco and the mechanisms for consultation between the different levels of government.
The rapporteurs will meet with Lionel Beffre, Government Counsellor - Minister of the Interior. The delegation will also meet with Stéphane Braconnier, President of the Supreme Court, Christian Descheemaeker, Chairman of the Board of Auditors, Marina Ceyssac, High Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Mediation, and representatives of the National Council. Finally, the delegation will meet with members of the Monegasque delegation to the Congress, who are also representatives of the Municipality of Monaco.
Contact: Guillaume Loiseau, Tel: +33 (0) 3 90 21 63 95
Monaco ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 2013. Countries that have ratified the Charter are bound by its provisions. The Charter requires compliance with a minimum number of rights, which constitute the European foundation of local self-government. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities ensures that these principles are respected.
