36th Session, 2-4 April 2019

36th Congress session: "Mayors safeguarding democracy"
36th Session
2-4 April 2019
Strasbourg, France
The members of the Congress of local and regional authorities of the Council of Europe met from 2 to 4 April 2019 in Strasbourg, France, at their 36th session, with "Mayors safeguarding democracy" as this year's theme. A debate was held on this topic, with the participants including Ignacio...



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Thorbjørn JAGLAND: Co-operation as a means of strengthening the role of the Council of Europe
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Future of the Council of Europe – restoring confidence in democratic institutions from the local level up
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Sufficient resources to ensure the Congress’s contribution to the Council of Europe’s priorities
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Assembly President calls on for increased cooperation with the Congress
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Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers: “The stabilising role of democratic local governance”

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Poland: relatively alarming developments for local and regional democracy
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Poland: Congress local elections observations
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Local elections in Slovenia positively evaluated by the Congress
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections of a local nature should be grouped together
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Moldova: Congress identifies negative trend towards re-centralisation


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Protecting whistleblowers to safeguard local and regional democracy
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Fighting nepotism through clear and transparent recruitment procedures
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Debate on "open government" at regional level
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The Congress calls for proper compensation for local and regional elected representatives
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Urban/rural divide: developing interactions between territories

- Agenda
- Schedule of meetings
- Adopted texts
- All documents : EN - FR
- Summary of reports: EN - FR
- Amendment form
- List of youth delegates

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2 April 2019 - Election of the vice-chairs of the Governance Committee

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